Louis XV inlaid chest of drawers stamped MONDON

Louis XV chest of drawers, from the 18th century, stamped MONDON (for François Mondon 1694 - 1770) and JME (Jurande des Maîtres Ébénistes) in kingwood marquetry and rosewood reserves surrounded by boxwood fillets.
This charming little piece of living room furniture, curved in shape on the front and on the sides, opens with two rows of drawers, two of which are in the upper row, and rests on refined arched legs finished with gilded bronze clogs.
It is crowned with a thick pinkish gray marble surrounded by a corbin beak.

Dimensions: H. 85cm x W.80cm x D. 52cm

France – Parisian work
Violet wood, rosewood and boxwood nets
MONDON and JME stamp under the plate on the right front upright.
18th century
Beautiful ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes

François Mondon (1694 – 1770) is a great specialist in dressers in the style of the Regency.
He comes from a family of Dauphinois craftsmen who would have dispersed in different regions of France and even abroad.
We do not know the date of his accession to the mastery, which is probably in the 1730s.
In his studio in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, under the name "La Pie", he made a lot of furniture.
He delivered a number of them to his fellow cabinetmaker and dealer Pierre Migeon.
His stamp, without a first name initial, also appears on some Louis XV chests of drawers with a little more flexible shapes, with two drawers, almost always with a visible crosspiece, as well as on secretaries, flat desks, sloping desks...

Réf : Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Editions de l'Amateur