LATE 18TH CENTURY, LARGELY REDECORATED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN POLYCHROME-PAINTED COMMODE
LATE 18TH CENTURY, LARGELY REDECORATED IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The rectangular simulated marble top, above two long drawers decorated with ribbon-tied foliate swags, on turned tapering legs
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 53 in. (135 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A paint analysis reveals that the present decoration is based on a zinc white, a twentienth century pigment. However, traces of the original eighteenth century blue decoration do survive under the later paint on the sides. The cream paint between the drawers, as well as the pale Prussian blue of the lower legs, are also part of the original scheme.

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