french cherrywood louis xiv commode/chest of drawers

A fine example of a French antique Louis XIV Style cherrywood Commode/ chest of drawers!
The chest is made from solid cherrywood.
All the drawers are serpentined. The drawers have their original ormolu handles and escutcheons.
This kind of chest is called "arbalète" in French translated in English as "a Cross-bow chest".
The apron of the chest has a nice carving of a shell at the center of the strectcher.
The chest stands on highly carved snail legs.
The chest is of a nice size as normally they are twice this size.
The colour of the chest is a medium cherrywood with a soft patina.
The chest of drawers is in excellent condition.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: H9KTXQVN

Materials:

Cherrywood

Width (cm):

105

Height (cm):

77

Depth (cm):

53

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