Lot 162
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A NORTH ITALIAN KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD COMMODE
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A NORTH ITALIAN KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD COMMODE

MID-18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GENOA

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A NORTH ITALIAN KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD COMMODE
Mid-18th Century, possibly Genoa
Inlaid overall with radiating veneers, the shaped rectangular serpentine top above a frieze drawer with foliate handles, on cabriole legs with foliate sabots, minor restorations to the veneers, remounted
321/8 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 40½ in. (103 cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

The unusual starburst design of radially-veneered single deep drawer relates in feeling to commodes produced in the mid-18th century in and around Genoa. Several related examples are illustrated in L.C. Caimi, L'ebanisteria Genovese del Settecento, Parma, 1995, in particular a commode illustrated on p. 140, no. 97.
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