Boulle commode in Louis XIV style with tortoiseshell and brass - 19th century

Technical sheet. * Style / Period: Historicism, Napoleonic III era (in the style of Louis XIV), France, 1860-1880. * Material: Structure veneered in blackened pear wood. Boulle marquetry: engraved brass and natural tortoiseshell. Fittings: brass, finished with gold wax (original gilding not preserved). Interior: mahogany veneer. Top: light veined marble. * Finish: Glossy shellac varnish. * Dimensions: Height 110 cm|Width 127 cm|Depth 43.5 cm. Description of form and decoration (Art history analysis) Commode with two doors in a straight form with rounded uprights, made in Boulle marquetry (parts in first and counter-part). The front and sides of the piece are covered with a dense decoration of arabesques and floral scrolls in cut brass set against a tortoiseshell background. The door panels are adorned with two central oval medallions framed in moulded brass. The front uprights are flanked by significant brass drops representing busts of women (Spanish women) ending in acanthus leaves. The base of the piece is finished with a shaped plinth centred with a brass mask and rests on small feet shod with brass hooves. The mahogany veneered interior includes two stable shelves. Stamps and condition. The wooden frame retains an oval ink stamp from a Parisian workshop: “BONNTTOY Upholsterer - Decorator R. De Poissy” (Rue de Poissy, Paris). The locking mechanism's bolts are stamped with the trademark: “D.M. PARIS”. The piece has undergone complete specialised restoration. The surface of the varnish, the marble, and the brass elements are clean and intact. All elements of the brass and tortoiseshell marquetry are perfectly fixed to the support. The structure is rigid, the lock is functional, and the key is provided.