Lot Essay
A similar commode is illustrated in Christopher Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Woodbridge, 1989, p. 355
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IN THE ROCOCO STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of German ormolu and porcelain-mounted walnut commodes
In the Rococo style, late 19th Century
Each surmounted by a shaped rectangular top, above two drawers, each centred by an escutcheon between framed porcelain plaques depicting a scene galante, on cabriole legs, with pierced foliate sabots
30¾in. (78cm.) high; 29in. (74cm.) wide; 17in. (43cm.) deep (2)
In the Rococo style, late 19th Century
Each surmounted by a shaped rectangular top, above two drawers, each centred by an escutcheon between framed porcelain plaques depicting a scene galante, on cabriole legs, with pierced foliate sabots
30¾in. (78cm.) high; 29in. (74cm.) wide; 17in. (43cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Sold, Christie's London, 24 February 2000, lot 103
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