LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BALTIC

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TWO NORTH EUROPEAN MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD COMMODES
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BALTIC
One commode with a white rectangular marble top, the other with a slightly larger grey rectangular marble top; each marble top above two drawers with replaced handles, on square tapering legs with brass block feet, the white marble top commode with spliced legs and blue chalk inscription to rear 'MLLE MOVINA 12 RUE L'AUBERGE MARSEILLE' and further blue chalk numerical inscriptions to the marble, the grey marble top later with two French blank shipping labels, both commodes remounted
The commode with grey marble top: 34¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 40 in. (102 cm.) wide; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep;
The commode with white marble top; 34 in. (86.5 cm.) high; 38¼ in. (97 cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

One commode: Melle Movina, Marseilles.
Roger Prigent's Malmaison sale, Christie's, New York, 26 November 2002, lot 247.

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Lot Essay

Contents of the renowned gallery, Malmaison Antiques, were sold for $1,838,687 at Christie's, New York, 26 November 2002. The antiques dealer Roger Prigent, formed his collection from Russian, French, Swedish, Italian and German sources. He mixed the eighteenth and nineteenth century furniture with distinguished 20th century French designs. These two commodes are typical of his taste for chic period French design which would blend well with the modern aspect of his gallery.

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