LOUIS XIV PERIOD HALF-MOON CHEST OF DRAWERS Stamped by Louis Moreau and Antoine Hericourt In rosewood, amaranth, satinwood and stained wood veneer, chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, veined white marble top, the front opening out into three drawers and two side panels, resting on sheathed legs, stamped L.MOREAU on the two front jambs, stamped A.HERICOURT and JME hallmark on the front left jamb; the veneer sunlit. H. 88.5 cm (34 ¾ in.) l. 145 cm (57 in.) P. 52.5 cm (20 ¾ in.) Louis Moreau, received master in 1764 Antoine Hericourt, Master in 1773 Provenance: Sale in Bethune, 4 February 1979 ; Acquired from Galerie Perret, Mulhouse in the 1980s; By descent to the present owner. Bibliography: P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe siècle, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989, p. 594 (reproduced). A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted, tulipwood, amaranth and satinwood demi-lune commode, stamped by Louis Moreau and by Antoine Hericourt *Information for buyers: If you are leaving the EU, you may need to obtain a CITES re-export certificate, which is the responsibility of the future buyer. Restrictions may apply depending on the country of destination. *Information to the buyers : For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense. Restrictions can apply depending on the country of destination.