MID-18TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN STAINED BURR-MAPLE AND FRUITWOOD COMMODE
MID-18TH CENTURY
Inlaid overall with strapwork, the serpentine-fronted top above three drawers with loop handles, on bun feet, lock to bottom drawer missing, remounted
30¾ in. (78 cm.) high; 46¼ in. (117.5 cm.) wide; 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The field maple veneers of this charming commode have been stained to simulate tortoiseshell or marble, a technique also associated with the London firm of Coxed and Wooster. In fact, Stalker and Parker's 1688 Treatise of Japanning and Varnishing outlines a technique whereby the chosen veneer is first stained yellow or red and then rubbed with 'lampblack' (soot) giving it the desired three-dimensional effect.

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