Delicate Tall-Legged Commode, circa 1800

Neoclassical chest of drawers with two drawers and brass profiles. The pilaster strips are fluted and also accentuated in brass. The chest of drawers stands on square pointed feet wi...

Two-drawer neoclassical commode with chamfered corners and tapered legs. The corners, legs, drawer fronts, and edges of the body are accented with brass profiles. The body is veneere...

Classic three-drawer Biedermeier chest from Northern Germany, made around 1830. The design is characterized by clean geometry and a striking contrast between the mahogany body and th...

Biedermeier commode with three drawers and flanking full columns, veneered in mahogany.

19th century Louis XVI neoclassical Petite Commode was hand-crafted from solid planks of old-growth oak and sycamore to last for centuries! The plank top features mitered corners und...

An exquisite 18th century Italian commode showcasing masterful marquetry and timeless elegance. This refined piece features three long drawers, each adorned with geometric inlay patt...

Exquisite Biedermeier Commode, Circa 1820 This exceptional commode, dating from approximately 1820, exemplifies the refined elegance of the Biedermeier period. Its most striking fea...

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...