Tomb-like commode in cherry wood – Louis XV – 18ᵗʰ century – South West – [ME055]

Tomb-like commode in cherry wood – Louis XV – 18ᵗʰ century – South West – [ME055]
To observe attentively the movements which animate this Louis XV chest of drawers, it is to take the measure of the feats accomplished in the 18ᵗʰ century by the cabinetmaker who was the author.
It comes out of the frame thanks to a double curve, horizontal on the top and vertical on the facade.
As a bonus, the curve of the drawers, which itself matches the curve of the hump feet, is the mark of exceptional dexterity. If we draw the receding lines that include this chest of drawers, we draw an overturned truncated pyramid, hence its name of tomb-like commode.