18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode

A Fine French Louis XVI Period Parquetry Commode with Unusual Oyster Veneered Decoration. This fine commode is of typical Louis XVI form with chamfered angles, reflected in the shaping of the original white marble top, but otherwise rectangular in shape. The piece consists of three long drawers with original ormolu escutcheon plates and handles and a key. The commode is decorated entirely in parquetry in a range of woods such as kingwood and what appears to be olive wood or cocus. The top drawer front employs a simple repeating geometric relief but the other drawers, and the sides of the commode, employ panels of oyster veneered timber set in to geometric frames. Oyster veneering, or oystering, involves cutting through small branches or roots creating small oyster shell-like veneers and then inlaying them in decorative panels. The decoration on the this commode is abstract veneers of contrasting shapes, sizes and colours being laid next to each other in a pattern. This extremely unusual commode...

An 18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut and Inlaid Commode with Two Drawers of Small Size. This piece of Louis XVI furniture of small proportions has a moulded, overhanging rectangu...

18th Century French Louis XV provincial walnut commode. With a serpentine front and two carved drawers above a carved apron on cabriole legs. Circa 1710.

Solid bleached oak Louis XVI period commode. With beautiful hand carved details and original brass fittings. Circa 1770.

An 18th century French Louis XVI period commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid walnut. Three panels on the sides, rounded fluted corners and short tapered legs. Four dovetailed ...

A very lovely 18th century Louis XVI period commode in painted wood with three drawers over tapered feet origining from the South of France. Wonderful painted finish.

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode is a phenomenal example of the neoclassic revival that occurred after 1770 in France. Only select, finely grained old-growth indigenous w...

Sn5562 18th Century Louis XVI French Walnut commode with original grey veined marble top. Three short over two long drawers, with original brass beading and brass handles. Fluted bra...