Pair of signed Louis XV chests of drawers by Gervais-Maximilien-Eugene Durand Walnut and rosewood, veneered and inlaid with rosewood. Cambered body on three sides, flanked by slender corner pilaster strips, merging into slightly flared legs. Two optically connected drawers sans traverse in the articulated front. Wide framed, mirrored veneer panels with floral inlays and rich rocaille applications in gilt bronze. Slightly protruding, moulded top plate of red-violet and white veined marble. Stamped sign. G.DURAND. H. 88 cm. 114 cm x 51 cm. Cf. Ledoux-Lebard, p. 181f. Provenance: from the Michahelles Collection, Hamburg, which has grown over generations. A signed French rosewood veneered Louis XV style desk by Durand. France. Paris. Late 19th cent.