Elegant rosewood marquetry Louis XVI commode / chest of drawers, gray marble. France, late 18th century.
Stamp of it bears the signature of a major Parisian cabinetmaker François-Etienne Reizell, French cabinetmaker of German ancestry, used to work in Paris - France and was received master cabinetmaker on 29th February 1764. In 1767 he was appointed cabinetmaker of the Prince de Condé (Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, eighth Prince de Condé).
François Reizell made several delicate pieces of furniture for the castles of Chantilly, Vilgénis and Palais Bourbon in Paris. It also has famous clients such as the Prince of Revel, Marquise de Lafayette, the Duke of Luynes.
Elegant shapes, perfect proportions, top-of-the-range commode : no wonder that piece was made by a great Parisian cabinetmaker.
It is in excellent condition. Marble is repaired.
Length : 130cm
Height : 81.5cm
Depth : 62cm
