Transition Louis XV-XVI Semainier
Stock # 122
Description of the Item
Semainier in rosewood veneer with inlay around the drawers and beautiful bronze hardware. Piece has 7 drawers and sits on small cabriolet legs and is topped with a marble.
The work for this semainier is typical of the style from the transition period between Louis XV (1730-1760) and Louis XVI (1760-1789).
A semainier is a chiffonier (vertical chest of drawers) with 7 drawers, one for each day of the week. Semianier is very practical and decorative.
Specification
- Period: 19 Century (circa 1850)
- Height: 4 feet 9 inches / 145 centimeters
- Width: 2 feet 2 inches / 67 centimeters
- Depth: 1 foot 2 inches / 36 centimeters
- Wood: Rosewood veneer
- Hardware: Bronze
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Offered at: $ 5,600
) Front view |
) View of the grey marble top |
) Open drawers |
) Details of the marquetry |
) Blow up on marquetry and hardware |
) Details of bottom bronze |