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Louis XVI style chest of drawers, in mahogany, stamped by the Mailfert house.
Elegant piece of furniture with neo-classical architecture and ornamentation, it is a piece of furniture stamped with the salamander, a stamp used by the Mailfert house, made in a Louis XVI style in mahogany, topped with a veined gray marble, forming both a chest of drawers and serving it has a wide belt whose facade with central projection opens with 2 drawers, pull rings on rosette and large entrances in medallion topped with a knot adorn the facade, these original elements are in bronze and are typical in the Louis XVI style the front uprights are projecting, rounded in shape they are called "ear" and its grooved like the antique column, the front uprights are also projecting but flat, called pilaster with also fluting, always inspired by ancient architecture.
This wide belt rests on 4 turned feet, the connection of which is highlighted by molded bronze rings, each foot is hollowed out with grooves and ends in a spindle, bronze shoes adorn each foot.
The legs are joined together halfway up by a shelf, this shelf is bordered by a wooden strip forming a rim.
This traditionally manufactured piece of furniture conforms to the productions of the Mailfert house, founded by André Mailfert in Orléans in 1904, specializing in the reproduction of old furniture, this brand will become Mailfert-Amos from 1935, with a careful finish, the drawers are made entirely of oak with the exception of the fronts which are in solid mahogany, the drawers are assembled using manual dovetails, always in an artisanal spirit. This piece of furniture was referenced by the Mailfert-Amos workshops under the name “Console Palatine”.
This piece of furniture is in very good condition, with its original finish, the iron stamp is on the right rear upright.
Marble dimensions:
Width: 122cm
Depth: 47cm
Height: 88cm
Ref: WE1IS62EH9