The commodes are serpentined in the George III French 'picturesque' style and inlaid in the Roman or 'antique' manner of the 1770s, with medallioned or lozenged compartments and arabesque acanthus-scrolled spandrels. A fruit-filled basket, emblematic of Peace and Plenty, is inlaid within each top's lozenged compartment, and those at the sides display roses that are sacred to Venus, while the laurel-festooned sacred urns enriching the facade medallions are imbricated with dolphin-scales.

The overall form and decoration on these commodes is reminiscent of pieces produced by emigrant cabinetmaker, Pierre Langlois, in the late 1760's. Related examples attributed to Langlois at West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire and Wykeham Abbey, Yorkshire are discussed in P. Thornton and W. Rieder, 'Pierre Langlois, Ebeniste, Part 4,' Connoisseur, April 1972, pp.260-262. Another similar pair was sold in these Rooms, 11 October 1990, lot. 124.