Transition Period Commode, stamped Louis Noël MALLE

A Louis XV-Louis XVI Transitional ormolu-mounted marquetry breakfront Commode by Louis Noël MALLE and JME.

The brèche d’Alep moulded marble top above a pair of two long drawers decorated sans traverse with a musical trophy and foliage, flanked by a similar marquetry of flowers and musical trophy, also decorated on each sides, on tapering legs with acanthus clasped paw sabots.

Louis Noël MALLE :
Master in Paris in 1765

Pieces from this cabinetmaker can be seen in the Carnavalet Museum in Paris and the Frick Collection.

Measurements:
Height: 35 in
Length: 50 ½ in
Depth: 24 ¾ in

Bibliography : Pierre KJELLBERG, "Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe siècle" Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris 2002, pages 544 - 546