Louis XIV, Rhone Valley or Dauphiné, ca. 1710/15. Probably by Thomas Hache (1664-1747).

Olive, cross-grained wood, rosewood and other woods, opulently inlaid with geometric motifs, rectangular reserves and fillets. The top features a Maltese cross. Rectangular body. Front with five drawers arranged in four rows. Bronze mounts designed as mascarons and scrolled leaves.

121 x 61 x 81 cm.

Mounts and locks later. Restored.

With its distinctive and beautiful veneer finish and the use of cross-grained wood and olive wood, this well-crafted chest of drawers bears a great resemblance to works by Thomas Hache, active in Grenoble. See a chest of drawers from a private collection: Pierre Rouge/Françoise Rouge: Le génie des Hache, Dijon 2005, p. 216, No. 81.