This commode with its rare marquetry of musical trophies and flowers was probably Eine Commode mit Blumen und musicalischen Tropheen einglelegt (commode inlaid with flowers and musical trophies) advertised as seventh prize in the 1769 lottery organized in Hamburg by David Roentgen. Its estimated value was 70 Ducats. The prospectus, in which Roentgen offered one hundred pieces of furniture, is illustrated in J. M. Greber, op.cit., p.90. The commode must have been made some time prior to June 1768, as the prospectus was published at that date.

The successful outcome of this lottery encouraged Roentgen to look beyond the courts of the German princes, towards the whole of Europe and to industrialise his production further.

Roentgen made another very similar commode at the same time with floral marquetry but of slightly larger size. He was unable to sell it at the time, perhaps on account of the high price. He eventually succeeded in selling it to Catherine II in 1783/84, having remounted it and added very high ormolu sabots. It is now in the Hermitage, Leningrad (J. M. Greber, op.cit., figs. 212/3).

There is a set of six chairs divided among three German museum collections, also inlaid with musical trophies which Huth had thought were inspired by the decoration on this commode, and probably made in the 1830's. Greber however considers them to date from 1765/66 which is supported by the discovery of two other pieces decorated with musical trophies, of which Huth was unaware at the time.