An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . upright secretaire with brass mounts of aLouis XVI. character. Lo the right ofthis is a barometer in a case of chasedormolu, with plaques of Sevres porce-lain. It is signed: Passemant auLouvre, and is of the late period ofLouis XV., second half of 18th century. Mahogany Commode with Ormolu Mounts. Louis XVI. COMMODES. 349Last Half i 8th Century. It is in the Victoria and AlbertMuseu
An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . upright secretaire with brass mounts of aLouis XVI. character. Lo the right ofthis is a barometer in a case of chasedormolu, with plaques of Sevres porce-lain. It is signed: Passemant auLouvre, and is of the late period ofLouis XV., second half of 18th century. Mahogany Commode with Ormolu Mounts. Louis XVI. COMMODES. 349Last Half i 8th Century. It is in the Victoria and AlbertMuseum. At the bottom of thesame page is shown a mahoganycommode with beautifully chasedand gilt brass mounts. On this page is shown amahogany commode with beauti-fully designed ormolu mounts,and below in the left hand corneris a cabinet in marqueterie of tulip,box, and purple wood, decoratedwith plaques of Sevres porcelain,painted with flowers on a whiteground with borders of mounts are of gilt bronze,cast and chased. This cabinetis by Martin Carlin, and is of thestyle and period of Louis the right-hand corner is acommode attributed to J. F. Leleu,with beautifully chased and giltbrass Mahogany Commode with Ormolu Mounts.
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