French 19th Century Ormolu & Lacquered Bombé Commode with Onyx Marble Top

A pair of French commodes in the Louis XV manner. Constructed in mahogany, dressed with gilt bronze mounts and having Languedoc rouge marble platforms...

A Fine Gilt Bronze and Onyx Inkwell Surmounted by Michelangelo's Lorenzo de Medici Constructed from a dished piece of onyx, raised on ormolu stepped feet with carrying handles to th...

A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry commode After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Princess Adélaïde for Versailles. Constructed from amaranth with veneered tulipwood "en semelle" and dressed with a profusion of finely cast & hand-chased ormolu mounts, with a Sarrancolin marble platform, atop a breakfront frieze, set with three drawers, over a unified central panel divided in two drawers depicting a 'bois de bout' marquetry floral still life within a gilt-bronze frame, flanked by panels of quarter-cut tulipwood with ormolu handles suspended from lover's knot bows, with conforming matched panels to the concave sides. The apron is mounted with a finely cast central scroll, and the canted corners dressed with cascading ormolu foliate mounts terminating in lion's paw feet. French, circa 1910 Madame Adélaïde's commode The design for this commode was one of the earliest royal commissions awarded to Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), the master craftsman who was later appointed cabinetmaker to Louis XVI and his court in 1774. The commode, with its architectural features, extensive ormolu mounts and immaculate marquetry work, was ordered in 1776 and delivered that same year for Madame Adélaïde (1732-1800), the daughter of king Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. The commode was later moved to château de Bellevue when it was given to her by king Louis XVI. The famous commode was later part of the Earl of Carnarvon's collection, who also bought furniture made for Napoleon. Carnarvon's wife, Lady Elmina Wombwell, was the child of Alfred de Rotschild, which may explain the post-revolutionary history of the royal commode. In 2018, the Riesener commode was bought for the nation for the sum of 3.5m€ and returned to Versailles.

Fine side cabinet in the Adams Manner Constructed in finely figured satinwood and mahogany of great depth of colour, with polychrome hand painted decoration in the style of Angeli...

This bombe commode chest was designed in the classic French Louis XV style and boasts a stunning inlaid marble top, complete with intricate marquetry and lovely bronze hardware. Th...

19th century French kingwood bombe commode with red marble top in Louis XV style, with scrolling leaf ormolu mounts, the serpentine marble top with a moulded edge, above two deep dra...

A nicely proportioned 19th century French Louis XV style bombe commode, featuring elegantly curved front and sides embellished with marquetry inlay and ormolu bronze fittings. Topped...

A good proportioned 19th Century French marble top walnut commode with three drawers and a set of pressed brass handles. This commode has been cleaned and polished.