COMMODE Louis XV, Paris, ca. 1760. Signed Lardin (André-Antoine Lardin, master craftsman from 1750) and with the Paris guild mark JME. Tulipwood, amaranth and other woods, partly stained and hot-sand shaded. Trapezoidal, three-sided curved body on a cut-out frame and curved legs. Bronze sabots. Front with two curved drawers sans traverse, richly inlaid with a central musical instrument medallion, flanked by two reserves with blossoming branches. The sides are inlaid in a similar manner. Gilt bronze fittings. “Brêche d'Alep” marble top. 130 × 63 × 85 cm. In good restored condition. Provenance: - Collection of Dr. Giuseppe Rossi. - Sotheby’s auction, London, From the Estate of the late Giuseppe Rossi, vol. II, March 11, 1999, lot 734. - Christie’s auction, New York, June 7, 2013, lot 414. - German private collection, acquired at the above auction. * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.