# Chest of drawers

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GAUDREAUS, Antoine-Robert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gaudreaus-antoine-robert-r128a3d947c2371>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Veneered on oak with kingwood and satiné, height 89 cm

## Commentary

The gilt-bronze mounts were made by Jacques Caffiéri \(1678-1755\), father of the sculptors Jean-Jacques and Philippe Caffiéri, and one of the most celebrated bronzeworkers in the reign of Louis XV. The tabletop is of serpentine marble. The gilt-bronze mounts used in furniture were on occasion so overwhelming that many pieces appeared to be no more than a mere support for the extravagance of the mounts

## Related artworks

- [Chest of drawers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gaudreaus-antoine-robert-r128a3d947c2371/chest-of-drawers-r0eeff5db223671>)

## Attribution

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