LATE 18TH CENTURY, FOR THE DANISH MARKET

The distinctive form of this chest suggests that it was made for the Danish market as it corresponds to furniture produced in the region of Altona in around 1770-80. Given its scale, the chest would have been expensive to ship and much more difficult to execute; such pieces were frequently specific commissions. Closely related examples are illustrated in A. Kratz, Altonaer Möbel Des Rokoko und Klassizismus, Hamburg, 1988, pp.210-211, figs.33 and 34. A virtually identical commode with dragon feet was sold from the Diana Dollar Knowles Collection, Christie's New York, 22 October 2013, lot 118 ($47,500). A related Chinese Export commode for the Danish market was sold anonymously at Christie's, New York, 6 June 2013, lot 4 ($127,000).