. Catalogue of the furniture, marbles, bronzes, clocks, candelabra, majolica, porcelain, glass, jewelery, goldsmith's and silversmith's work, ivories, medals, illuminations, miniatures, and objects of art generally, in the Wallace collection . rocaille phase of theLouis-Quinze style. French. Second Quarter of XVIII Century. (See Plate No. 44.) £8. Commode inlaid with various woods, with mounts andornaments of bronze, cast, chased, and gilt. By Jacques Caffieri (1678-1755). Signed : Fait par Caffieri. The most remarkable piece of furniture of those, decorated withgilt bronze, which are known to
. Catalogue of the furniture, marbles, bronzes, clocks, candelabra, majolica, porcelain, glass, jewelery, goldsmith's and silversmith's work, ivories, medals, illuminations, miniatures, and objects of art generally, in the Wallace collection . rocaille phase of theLouis-Quinze style. French. Second Quarter of XVIII Century. (See Plate No. 44.) £8. Commode inlaid with various woods, with mounts andornaments of bronze, cast, chased, and gilt. By Jacques Caffieri (1678-1755). Signed : Fait par Caffieri. The most remarkable piece of furniture of those, decorated withgilt bronze, which are known to have been produced, or ratherornamented, by this famous ciseleur (metal-chaser), who represents theearlier Louis-Quinze Style (style rocaille) at its height. It has beensurmised that the general design for this commode was furnishedby one of the brothers Slodtz. French. Earlier Style and Period of Louis Quinze. Middle ofXVIII Century. (See Plate No. 45.) 59. Cabinet of ebony, with marqueterie of tortoise-shell on decorative reliefs and mounts are of bronze, cast, chased,and gilt. The reliefs are of the types in use in the BoulleAtelier. The subjects of these are :* The Flaying of Marsyas, Winter, Spring, Summer, and SZ5 Hill X/l mps Qxti H P5 w Q aT S3PiO t£
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