THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(Lots 101-102)
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND PARQUETRY COMMODE
Crossbanded overall in tulipwood, the later serpentine-fronted rounded mottled brown marble top above two short drawers and two long drawers, the waved apron with rockwork and C-scroll cartouche flanked by acanthus-wrapped C-scrolls, the rounded angles headed by a scallop- shell with trailing acanthus and strapwork, on rounded feet, originally with a further central drawer to the frieze, the backboard later, two drawers re-lined, the sides re-veneered, extensive restorations
52½ in. (133 cm.) wide; 32½ in. (83 cm.) high; 25 in. (63 cm.) deep
Crossbanded overall in tulipwood, the later serpentine-fronted rounded mottled brown marble top above two short drawers and two long drawers, the waved apron with rockwork and C-scroll cartouche flanked by acanthus-wrapped C-scrolls, the rounded angles headed by a scallop- shell with trailing acanthus and strapwork, on rounded feet, originally with a further central drawer to the frieze, the backboard later, two drawers re-lined, the sides re-veneered, extensive restorations
52½ in. (133 cm.) wide; 32½ in. (83 cm.) high; 25 in. (63 cm.) deep