Baltic Directoire Style Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Commode, circa 1800

A fine circa 1785 English George III period Hepplewhite style three-drawer commode of serpentine form having exquisitely grained crotch mahogany veneers with kingwood crossbanding an...

A fine and rare circa 1715 English late Queen Anne, early George I period small scale dressing or bachelor's chest, the walnut veneered case having bookmatched quarter-veneered and featherbanded top with a molded edge above a brushing slide and four long graduated drawers with satinwood featherband inlay borders and stamped brass hardware, raised on original bracket feet. Provenance: Previously sold through Kentshire Galleries...

A fine English circa 1760 mahogany bachelor's chest or petite commode having single solid board top with molded edge atop pullout brushing slide over four drawers with original brass...

Rare circa 1770 English George III period mahogany 'bonnet' or 'hat' chest having upper pull-out baize-lined brushing slide above two deep drawers, the top with divided compartment, ...

A fine English circa 1760, late George II, early George III period bachelor's chest of rare 'hat chest' or 'bonnet chest' configuration, the luminescent mahogany case of rectangular ...

An extremely fine circa 1800 English George III period rosewood and satinwood 'Sheraton' pembroke table of rectangular double sided form, the top having drop 'D' shaped ends above full length drawer and false reverse-side all with finely cast brass knob pulls...

This mahogany commode has the fluted rails and canted corners typical of case furniture made along the coasts of the Baltic and North Seas around 1800. More difficult to pinpoint, however, is the exact place of its making, since this geographical region stretches from Germany to Russia, and north from Poland to Scandinavia. That said, a strikingly similar, if slightly plainer commode in a private German collection bears an old paper label that identifies it as having been made in the city of Altona. It also bears the seal of King Christian VII of Denmark who reigned until 1808. At the time, Altona was in the independent Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, located between Denmark and Prussia. Both nations tried to annex the Duchy, and in 1848 it was ceded to Prussia, which became part of Germany in 1871. A North Sea port, Altona was a member of the Hanseatic League, an association of seaports that was established in the 14th century to foster trade and police the high seas. Around 1800, the aforementioned King Christian of Denmark, who was also the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, allowed Jews to freely settle in Altona to increase the tax base. This allowed them to conduct business in neighboring Hamburg, a larger financial hub that maintained quotas. The prosperous Jewish families of Altona built villas there, and decorated them with furnishings that were made locally and imported. Many of those makers owned copies of furniture-pattern books, which were widely disseminated among these seaports, accounting for the difficulty in determining if a piece was made in Altona, Stockholm, or St. Petersburg. We can’t trace our commode to a Danish king or a known Altona merchant, but we can link it to the New World empire builders...

A very fine early 19th century Louis XVI Style Directoire commode from France. A shaped “Gris Sainte Anne” marble top with rounded front corners and a beveled edge sits above three s...

Beautiful Directoire or Late Louis XVI Commode or Chest of Drawers. Satinwood panels and drawer fronts. Original hardware. Original White Marble Top with Bronze Gallery. Toupe Fe...

Louis XVI Directoire commode from the late 18th Century. Walnut with three drawers with bronze circular hardware.

With a rectangular white marble top with rounded corners over a conforming case with three smaller top drawers over two long drawers each with brass moldings...

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