AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO B. MOLITOR (1755-1833)

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY COMMODE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO B. MOLITOR (1755-1833)
The rectangular black marbled top above a frieze drawer and three further drawers applied with lion's head handles and flanked by female herms on paw feet
99 cm. high x 130 cm. wide x 60 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

The present commode is almost identical to a commode stamped by Molitor illustrated in U. Leben, Molitor, London, 1992, p180, no 19.
Like the commode illustrated by Ulrich Leben the present lot has a beatifully thought out veneer, which runs continuously from the top to the base and is mirrored through the centre. Both have the same feet on front and back and the same mounts. The commode here is so close that it could be the pair to the one illustrated by Leben. Furthermore, the present commode shows the exemplerary craftsmanship associated with Molitor, both in the carcase construction and the exterior.

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