Lot Essay
A similar pair of Neapolitan commodini was sold Christie's Monaco, 2-3 July 1993, lot 242.
PROPERTY OF A PHILADELPHIA COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF ITALIAN ROCOCO BRASS-MOUNTED KINGWOOD COMMODINI
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN ROCOCO BRASS-MOUNTED KINGWOOD COMMODINI
MID-18TH CENTURY, NEAPOLITAN
The inset rosso levanto marble top above two bombe quarter-veneered long drawers above a kneehole flanked by two small drawers, the sides similarly veneered on cabriole legs ending in sabots, some patches to veneers
31½in. (80cm.) high, 24½in. (62cm.) wide, 15in. (38cm.) deep (2)
MID-18TH CENTURY, NEAPOLITAN
The inset rosso levanto marble top above two bombe quarter-veneered long drawers above a kneehole flanked by two small drawers, the sides similarly veneered on cabriole legs ending in sabots, some patches to veneers
31½in. (80cm.) high, 24½in. (62cm.) wide, 15in. (38cm.) deep (2)