Signed Louis XV chest of drawers by Pierre Roussel. Rosewood and kingwood, veneered and inlaid with various, partially coloured precious woods. Three-sided cambered body, flanked by widely extended corner pilaster strips, merging into tapered, flared legs. Two wide drawers sans traverse in the articulated front. Wide framed, mirrored veneer panels with generous inlays of rose petals with parrots, bordered by gilt bronze rocailles in relief. Stamp sign. P. Roussel (will be master 1745) and Paris jury stamp JME. Corresponding cover plate of rose-coloured, cream-grained marble. H. 86 cm. 130 cm x 63 cm. Pierre Roussel (1723 - 1782) became a master in 1745, held all the important offices of his guild from 1762 and was one of the best and most productive Parisian cabinetmakers. His luxury furniture characterised the taste of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Roussel produced furniture on behalf of the French royal court for the Palais Bourbon, the Château de Chantilly and the Château de Versailles, among others. Cf. Kjellberg, p. 728 and illus. p. 730. Provenance: from the dissolution of an important private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia. A signed French rosewood and kingwood veneered Louis XV chest of drawers by Pierre Roussel. France. Paris. Circa 1750-1760.