Offered by Philippe Delpierre
Furniture and Works of Art from the 17th, 18th and early 19th century
Curved chest of drawers opening with two rows of drawers in marquetry of amaranth wood and satin wood decorated with polychrome flowers in a green tinted wood frame decorated with frets at the corners. The sides are inlaid with bouquets of flowers.
Falls and clogs in gilded bronze.
Gray St Anne-Belgian marble top.
Denis Genty, received master in 1754 installed rue du Faubourg St Antoine, he exercised very quickly after his master the cabinetmaking furniture trade 9 rue de l'Echelle St Honoré "downhill from the Tuileries". He went bankrupt in 1762 following disproportionate expenses, and his business was taken over by Louis Moreau under the sign "à la petite boule blanche"
A similar chest of drawers is reproduced in the Christie's sale, October 24, 2013, n°561
