By Guillaume Schwingken (Obit. circa 1760). Of two short and two long drawers furnished with ornate ormolu scroll handles, between fluted brass inset pillars, raised on shaped bracket feet. An extraordinary French mid-18th century chased gilt-bronze mounted parquetry commode with ‘Flandres a bec de Corbin’ marble from Flanders, over four drawers in three rows. It is furnished with finely incised gilt bronze handles and escutcheons and with original ‘double-shooter’ locks. Guillaume Schwingkens was of German origin. He moved to Paris during the Epoque Regence, obtaining his ‘lettres de maitrise’ at the commencement of the reign of Louis XV. He was established in the Faubourg-Saint-Antoine prior to moving to the Rue de Charenton around 1745. He died circa 1760. A marquetry commode by Schwingken at the Musée du Louvre, Paris. Stamped (2) to the fore on the top rail of the carcass Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le mobelier Francais du XVIIIe siècle – dictionaire des ebenistes et des menuisiers, Paris, 2002.