A SOUTH ITALIAN BURR WALNUT, OLIVEWOOD, KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE

NAPLES, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A SOUTH ITALIAN BURR WALNUT, OLIVEWOOD, KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
NAPLES, MID-18TH CENTURY
The serpentine-fronted cippolino mandolato rosso marble top above a bombé case with three conforming crossbanded drawers centered by a foliate star, the sides inlaid with further star motifs, with hipped angles and waved apron, on splayed legs, the handles replaced
40 in. (101.5 cm.) high, 52 in. (132 cm.) wide, 28¾ in. (73 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This commode's serpentine bombé form, with its crisp, angled sides and inlaid rosette decoration, is typical of Neopolitan furniture. A commode with similar marquetry in the Museo Correale di Terranova, Sorrento is illustrated in E. Baccheschi, Mobili Italiani del Meridione, Milan, 1966, p. 85, while a further example in the same museum is illustrated in A.P. Murano, Il Mobile Napoletano del Settecento, Naples, 1977, pl. XXV.a.

A related commode was sold anonymously at Christie's New York, 18 October 2002, lot 55, and another at Christie's London, 14 December 1995, lot 88.

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