A Régence commode stamped FG

Circa 1720
A rich gilt bronze-mounted Kingwood commode, french Régence stamped “FG” for François Garnier.
Crossbow shaped opening with four drawers in three rows, with a bréche d’Alep marble top, stamped “FG” for François Garnier.

H. 83 cm. (32 2/3 in.), L. 143 cm. (56 1/3in.), P.65,5 cm. (25 ¾ in.)

François Garnier (died October 20,1774) : Father of the famous Pierre Garnier, we do not
know much about its production before the re-obligation to stamp in 1743. He worked rue
Faubourg Saint-Antoine throughout the reign of Louis XV. The few signed pieces of furniture that appear on the market from time to time bear witness to a real talent.
He ceded his fund to his son in 1754.


Bibliography :
« Pierre IV Migeon », S. Mouqin. Ed. de l’Amateur.p. 79 (comparative example)
« Le mobilier français Régence, Louis XV », C.P. Wiegandt. Massin. p.48
(comparative example stamped FG kept at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris)
« Sotheby’s Park Bernet & co Sale”, Mentmore Buckinghamshire, may 19 to 20,1977, lot 415
“Le mobilier français du Moyen-Age à Louis XV », P. Kjellberg. Tome I. Guy le Prat ed. p. 116