English 19th Century Black and Gold Chinoiserie Highboy with Eight Drawers

An English black commode from the 19th century, with Chinoiserie low-relief décor, guilloche motifs and five drawers. Created in England during the 19th century, this lacquered commo...

An English teak wood two-part campaign chest from the 19th century, with five drawers, inset brass hardware and turnip feet. Created in England during the 19th century, this teak (a ...

We present a rare and elegantly sophisticated Louis XV - Louis XVI Transition style chinoiserie black and gold lacquered and gilt bronze mounted breakfront chest of drawers. Born in France in the 19th century, the fine quality mahogany inlaid Parisian work inlaid in stunning exotic wood reserves, decorated panels of hand painted polychrome idealized Chinese scene, featuring ancient richly stylized landscape, home, and pair of figures, flanked by exceptional parquetry-work, geometric matched veneers, ebony string banding, center drawer inlaid with precious woods sycamore ground scroll motif reserve, flanked by neoclassical inspired chiseled and gilded bronze ornamentation. The chest retaining the original substantial sized dramatically veined shaped fior di pesco rouge marble slab top with molded edge, over case fitted with five drawers on three rows, the front and sides fully worked to lightly curved design, having three frieze drawers over two large drawers, all with quality dovetail joinery, atop a gently curving shaped apron, rising on outswept transitional cabriole legs, terminating on gilded bronze sabots. Ideal proportions for use as a commode, dining room sideboard server, credenza media stand, office hutch...

This is such a great little country English oak chest from the mid 1800s. So simple and clean four drawers with the original hardware shows beautiful patina and age all the drawers s...