Pair of French Jacques Birckle Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Cherrywood Commodes

DETAILS These fine antique chests of drawers retains their original silvered bronze hardware, escutcheon and shaped rouge maroon marble tops. Their slight bombé shapes hold two deep drawers resting on tall splayed legs, with silvered bronze sabots.  STYLE Louis XV-XVI Transitional PLACE OF ORIGIN France | Europe MAKER Jacques Bircklé (French, 1734-1803) | Active: Paris, France. Birckle was designated a Master furniture maker in 1764 and worked for the Crown in the final years of the Old Regime. Notable commissions include furniture for the chateau of Marie Antoinette at Saint-Cloud. MARKS Paper label: Bercy Domicile PERIOD Louis XVI (1774-92) | Late 18th century DATE Circa 1790 DIMENSIONS (2) Width 33.5 Depth 16.5 Height 33 inches CONDITION Note: stripped.