Lot 52
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-BENOIT MARCION, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-BENOIT MARCION, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The bleu turquin rectangular marble top above four long drawers, the drawers with medallions depicting classical busts, the uprights surmounted by Egyptian female busts, on plinth base
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high; 52 ¼ in (133 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
With William Iselin, Paris.
Acquired from Bury Antiques Ltd., June 2011.

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Lot Essay


Although unsigned, this commode, both in the use of superior mahogany and sophisticated ormolu mounts, suggests an attribution to Pierre-Benoît Marcion (1769-1840), the most important supplier to the Napoelonic Court after Jacob-Desmalter. For further information on Marcion’s multiple commissions for the Court, see J-P. Planchon, Marcion, ébéniste de Napoleon, Saint-Rémy-en-L'Eau, 2007.

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