Antique French Parquetry Ormolu Marble Top Louis XVI Commode Chest Drawers 1880 Mid-Century Modern A finely detailed antique French

A finely detailed antique French terracotta monkey statue by the French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet (1824–1910)

The case is stamped in gold Asprey Bond St

At the age of seven Pyotr moved to Odessa where he studied at the local Peter and Paul real school and attended art classes of Kyriak Kostandi

It is widely recognized that he acquired great craftsmanship in France and developed a brilliant technique

Antique French Parquetry Ormolu Marble Top Louis XVI Commode Chest Drawers 1880 Mid-Century Modern A finely detailed antique FrenchSOLD A fine French antique Louis XVI transitional style kingwood, mahogany and tulipwood parquetry inlaid, with ormolu mounts and marble top commode, circa 1880. This very fine antique French commode having a black & white veined "Noir Antique" contoured marble top, below are three drawers with gilt bronze borders and ormolu circular laurel leaf shaped handles surmounted with a garlanded bow and flanked with a pair of ormolu corbel brackets. Below are