Lot Essay
As the earliest known imports of Nagasaki lacquer date to circa 1800, it is probable that this is a plainer mid-18th century commode which was embellished with lacquer early in the 19th Century.
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THE CARCASE MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GERMAN, THE LACQUER EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A CONTINENTAL ROCOCO ORMOLU-MOUNTED BROWN NAGASAKI LACQUER BOMBE COMMODE
The carcase mid-18th Century, possibly German, the lacquer early 19th Century
The serpentine breche d'alep marble top above a pair of doors centrally decorated with circular reserves depicting chinoiserie scenes of figures by a bridge amid landscapes and with stylized foliate scroll spandrels, the sides similarly decorated with scroll-cast chutes and apron, on arched bracket feet, with metal plaque inside door imprinted 1K1468, the mounts possibly English, Mid-18th Century
32in. (82cm.) high, 46in. (117cm.) wide, 23in. (58.5cm.) deep
The carcase mid-18th Century, possibly German, the lacquer early 19th Century
The serpentine breche d'alep marble top above a pair of doors centrally decorated with circular reserves depicting chinoiserie scenes of figures by a bridge amid landscapes and with stylized foliate scroll spandrels, the sides similarly decorated with scroll-cast chutes and apron, on arched bracket feet, with metal plaque inside door imprinted 1K1468, the mounts possibly English, Mid-18th Century
32in. (82cm.) high, 46in. (117cm.) wide, 23in. (58.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sothebys New York, 1 October 1997, lot 203
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 18 May 1995, lot 277
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 18 May 1995, lot 277