146. Joseph Emmanuel ZWIENER Chest of drawers curved on all sides with inlaid decoration of flowering branches in wood on a radiant background in "eye of vermeil". It opens with two drawers on two rows without crossbar and rests on cambered legs. The ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze is composed of a large central cartouche in the shape of a heart, decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers, with espagnolette falls and lion paw hooves. The top is made of brown marble with a spout. Stamped several times E. ZWIENER. Louis XV style, late 19th century. (Small uprisings and tears in the marquetry, insolated parts, marble restored). H. 90 cm - L. 140 cm - D. 63 cm The chest of drawers we present is the one reproduced in L'Ameublement d'art français 1850-1900, Camille Mestdagh, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2010, page 20 (fig. 17). The execution of this commode model corresponds to Zwiener's Parisian years and in particular to his his cooperation with the sculptor Léon Messager (1842-1901). Their collaboration began shortly before the presentation of a joint work at the exhibition of the Central Union of decorative arts of 1882. The bronzes of ornaments in the shape of heart are inspired by the tripartite division of the fronts of commodes Louis XV and the espagnolettes, deriving from the models of Charles Cressent, are a creation of creation of Léon Messager, recurring in the work of Emmanuel Zwiener. In this respect, let us quote a bedroom enriched with the same ornaments in gilded bronze, presented in New York (Sotheby's, 26 October 2006, lot 138). Among the chests of drawers of this model, we should also mention - A chest of drawers auctioned in New York (Sotheby's, 26 October 2006, lot 135). - A chest of drawers offered at auction in New York (Sotheby's, October 21, 2008, lot 196). - A chest of drawers sold in Cannes (Cannes Enchères, October 25, 2014, lot 208). A chest of drawers identical to the one we present is illustrated in Paris, the quintessence of furniture in the XIXth century, Christopher Payne, Monelle Hayot Editions, 2018, page 558. The chest of drawers we present is the one reproduced in L'Ameublement d'art français 1850-1900, Camille Mestdagh, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2010, page 20 (fig. 17). The execution of this commode model corresponds to Zwiener's Parisian years and in particular to his cooperation with the sculptor Léon Messager (1842-1901). Their collaboration began shortly before the presentation of a joint work at the exhibition of the Central Union of Decorative Arts in 1882. The heart-shaped ornamental bronzes are inspired by the tripartite division of the fronts of Louis XV chests of drawers and the espagnolettes, derived from Charles Cressent's models, are a creation of Léon Messager, recurrent in the work of Emmanuel Zwiener. In this respect, let us mention a bedroom enriched with the same ornaments in gilt bronze, presented in New York (Sotheby's, 26 October 2006, lot 138). Among the chests of drawers of this model, we should also mention -A chest of drawers auctioned in New York (Sotheby's, 26 October 2006, lot 135). -A chest of drawers offered at auction in New York (Sotheby's, October 21, 2008, lot 196). -A chest of drawers sold in Cannes (Cannes Enchères, October 25, 2014, lot 208). A chest of drawers identical to the one we present is illustrated in Paris, la quintessence du meuble au XIXe siècle, Christopher Payne, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2018, page 558.