EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MUNICH

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A PAIR OF SOUTH GERMAN WALNUT AND PARQUETRY COMMODES
Early 19th century, possibly Munich
Each with canted rectangular top with chequer-banded inset corner panel centred by a roundel, the frieze with disc and bar motif above two drawers inlaid sans traverse and centred by a radially-veneered roundel flanked by two conforming half-roundels, between canted angles inlaid with an arrow piercing a disc, on square tapering feet, replacements to the lower rails
34 in. (86 cm.) high; 40¾ in. (103.5 cm.) wide; 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

With Mallett at Bourdon House, London.

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Lot Essay

The shape and construction of these commodes is very similar to those made by the Hofschreinerei Daniel for the Residenz in Munich circa 1810-1815. The latter, which are veneered in stained field maple rather than the geometric parquetry of the present examples, are currently in Schloss Berchtesgaden and are discussed in B. Langer et. al., Die Möbel der Residenz München, Munich, 1997, vol. III, pp. 270-271.

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