18th Century Louis XVI Transitional Parquetry Commode

18th century, Louis XVI Commode, France, 1780, decorated with beautiful flower and geometrical marquetry made of kingwood and rosewood veneer, two drawers, raised on cabriole legs wi...

Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode shows beautiful straight lines with some depth...

An 18th-century Louis XVI walnut commode, showcasing the period's elegance, features intricate craftsmanship and typically includes ornate detailing such as ebony accenting and delic...

An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode inlaid with veneers of mahogany, walnut and rosewood. Original Languedoc marble top. Two...

French Louis XVI rosewood commode, attributed to Nicolas Petit (French, 1732-1791, master 1761), 18th c. and later elements, three drawers flanked by flu...

This wonderful 18th century chest is made of fruitwood and a beautiful marble top.

An exceptionally beautiful marquetry inlaid commode 'à Ressaut' opening with two wide drawers, and crafted in the Louis XVI style. This very decorative late 18th century chest of dr...

This very fine formal transitional commode is of the period circa 1770 is crafted from oak secondary woods with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood veneers. The break front form is enl...

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...

A very fine Period French Louis XVI Commode signed T.C. Oak and Walnut construction in the case and drawers. There are three upper drawers over two lower drawers. Heavy use of flowi...