Demilune Console Cabinet

A French Commode Louis style XV. Ebonized finish and profusely decorated throughout with gilded decorations and ornate hardware.

Vintage 1960s mid-century woven rattan commodes 3 drawer Striking mid-century woven rattan dresser, c. 1960s. This stunning three-drawer basketw...

C.1820 French Empire Commode. Fruitwood drawer fronts and a wide grain mahogany top.Bronze column tops and bases original hardware.

A pair of painted dressers by Heritage Drexel Company. Hardwood with two drawers to each. Decorated brass drawer pulls. Italian styling. Carve...

A very rare Italian chest of 3 drawers in fruitwood. Unusual front leg and foot embellishments, circa 1750. Heavy brass drop handles. Early brass keyhole escutcheons. Overall, a real...

Elegant pair of 18th century Louis XVI period fruitwood commodes. Each two-drawer commode is raised by tapered legs. Above are two drawers with oval ormolu pulls and flower decoratio...

Palatial Russian neoclassical style demilune console cabinet. A spectacular monumental cabinet in the demilune shape and Russian neoclassical ...

Pair of two Maitland Smith Poise Chiffonier sideboard cabinets, console tables or commodes featuring demilune / half round form with upper drawer, lower cabinet and textured hand pai...

A rare and impressive commode by Harold Ionson. Made of birdseye maple, satinwood and Honduras mahogany, featuring a half round / bow front with four drawers, two side cabinets, brass paw / claw feet and superb sunburst / starburst top with nautical sea shell and cartouche theme. Includes silverware insert by EJ Victor. A total of nine of these Reproductions from the original were made over the course of a decade by Ionson and team. And although nearly 200 years separate the pieces, Thomas Seymour’s (1771–1848) demilune commode in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and its modern-day re-creation by Harold Ionson can each deservedly be deemed masterworks of the highest order. Over the past twelve years, Ionson—perhaps the last of the Colonial Revival craftsmen who trained in the 1930s—has made nine re-creations of the original Federal commode made by Seymour in 1809. “I always loved the piece,” says Ionson, “but the museum wasn’t selling.” His admiration led to hours of thorough study of the museum’s commode. He observed every nuance of its design, then made sketches and even casts of details before embarking on his own version. “The most difficult part was finding the right figures for the veneers,” says Ionson, “but I found superb quilted bird’s-eye maple, satinwood, and Honduras mahogany.” Ionson achieved such a sublime work of craftsmanship because he had few constraints. Unlike Seymour, Ionson possessed the luxury of time, modern machinery, and a greater selection of available woods (except ash). The work of both men, however, is distinguished by ingenuity and skill. Part of the challenge of the re-creation was to figure out just how Seymour made the piece, maintain its artistic integrity, and keep to the original’s exact measurements. The execution of the commodes took barely 10 percent of Ionson’s time; mostly he planned, designed, and invented needed tools for precise fabrication, such as a hand-built jig. The top of the re-created commode features a sunburst of alternating mahogany and satinwood veneers emanating from a lunette of shells painted in oil by Jonathan L. Fairbanks, curator emeritus, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Fairbanks replicated the original by John Ritto Penniman (1782–1841). Courtesy of Harold Ionson. Ionson thought of everything—from humidity’s effects on structural stresses to drawers popping open—when he considered innovations to the commode’s construction. His additions to the original design include hickory spring...

A very fine Louis xvi style gilt dore bronze oval cherub plaque ormolu mounted mahogany & marble top, demilune dessert commode / sideboard console in the manner of franc¸ois linke.

A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period demilune commode, boxwood and ebony strung throughout, having Coromandel wood crossbanded top with cen...

A handsome demilune commode with two doors and storage in a rich burl walnut. The early 20th Century cabinet in a smaller size measuring 33 inches wide. The highly figurative burl ...