Two commodes in marquetry and gilt bronze, half-moon shape, opening to two drawers and two leaves, with marquetry decoration of vase, ewer and basket of flowers and fruits flanked by panels with trellises and rosettes, very rich ornamentation of gilt bronze with figures of warriors, mask of Apollo, children-cupidon, vestals in caryatid and trophies of weapons; top of white veined marble. After the model delivered for the bedroom of Louis XVI in Versailles in 1775. Louis XVI style. H : 97 cm, W : 200 cm, D : 80 cm The original model of these chests of drawers was ordered to the cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener (supplier of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne) for the bedroom of Louis XVI in Versailles in 1775. This piece of furniture to the glory of the young king was originally decorated with a marquetry panel representing Minerva and two medallions with the figures of the king and the queen. It was replaced during the Revolution by a country trophy (still in place). It was during the sale of Louis-Philippe's possessions in 1857 that the Duc d'Aumale acquired this piece of furniture. Today it is still kept at the Château de Chantilly. A pair of identical chests of drawers was recently sold by Mes Beaussant-Lefèvre in Paris on April 18, 2016, lot 84.