The moulded breche marble top above two graduated drawers inlaid sans travers with parquetry cubes and a central cartouche containing a basket of flowers and mounted with handles and escutheons of rocaille form, the sides conformingly inlaid, the shaped apron mounted with floral, acanthus and rocaille motifs, on cabriole legs, the angles with foliate mounts terminating in scrolled sabots, stamped 'J.G. SCHLICHTIG' and 'JME'
33. 1/2 in. (85 cm.) high; 50 in. (127 cm.) wide; 23. 1/2 in. (59.5 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, 6 November 1970, lot 125.

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Jean-Georges Schlichtig, maître 2 October 1765.

Schlichtig has long been considered a cabinet-maker of quality and this commode is typical of his output in the Louis XV period, early in his tenure as maître, though a man in his 40s by this point. The central carotuche containing a marquetry basket of flowers and framed by a darker timber, in this case amaranth, is indicative of his style. A related commode with drawers similarly inlaid sans travers with a marquetry basket was sold Sotheby's, Monaco, 11 December 1994, lot 94. A secretaire with a similar cartouche and marquetry basket sold at Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 1957, lot 106 and at Christie's, Paris, October 16 2012, lot 181.
Like many ebenistes active in Paris in the 18th century, Jean-Georges Schlichtig was of German origin. He is associated with an interesting group of Louis XVI furniture with distinctive figural and landscape marquetry stamped by several different cabinet-makers. Thought to be evidence of a skilled 'freelance' marqueteur working for different ebenistes, one of this group stamped JG SCHLICHTIG bears the cipher of Marie-Antoinette in its marquetry, indicating that by the Louis XVI period Schlichtig was working for the Royal Court.