Period Dutch Mahogany Four-Drawer Bombe Marquetry Commode, 1800

An Exceptional Edwardian Satinwood Commode, Reproducing Thomas Chippendale’s Piece-Known as the Diana and Minerva Commode-Supplied to the Lascelles Family at Harewood House A satinwood Sheraton Revival breakfront marquetry commode, the shaped marble top above one long drawer flanked by two concave drawers decorated with inlaid festoons, all above a recessed, arched central drawer and concave side-cupboard doors, decorated in fruitwood and hardwood marquetry with crossbanding, bellflower garlands and classical motifs centred on roundels depicting Diane and Minerva with mother-pearl and bone detailing, applied with ormolu mounts and raised on six carved square-section legs, the locks on one drawer marked ‘Hobbs & Co’. English, circa 1900. Ivory reference number: A89CGW1D Published: Christopher Payne, ‘British Furniture 1820-1920: The Luxury Market.’ Woodbridge, 2023, p. 436, pl. 8.89. Acknowledged as one of Chippendale’s finest documented pieces, the Diana and Minerva commode was supplied for the State Bedroom at Harewood House in 1773. Our example faithfully reproduces the spirit and decorative impact of Chippendale’s original-including the wonderful inlaid ivory panels-whilst adding a very practical marble top. For a very similar commode see the 1900 painting ‘Sir George Sitwell, Lady Ida Sitwell and Family’ by John Singer Sargent. The locksmiths’ company of Hobbs & Co of London was actually founded by an American salesman and inventor for Jones & Newell of New York. Boston born Alfred Charles Hobbs (1812-1891) created quite a stir at the Great Exhibition of 1851 when he picked the ‘impregnable’ locks of both Bramah and Chubb! Making the most of his fame, he registered his own company, Hobbs and Co...

A mahogany three-drawer serpentine chest of drawers, attributed to Henry Hill, with three graduated drawers, originally with a fitted top drawer, now retaining the slide, decorated with flame book matched veneers. English, circa 1770. Published: Hinkley, F. Lewis: ‘The More Significant Georgian Furniture’, London, 1990, p. 80, pl.136. Footnote: Henry Hill (1741–1778) was a successful cabinet maker, upholsterer, coach maker, decorator, auctioneer and estate agent, who was listed in 15 properties in and around Marlborough, Wiltshire. His commissions were wide ranging from insurance cover, furniture and even the supply of trout and crayfish to Paul Methuen of Corsham Court; upholstery and coach building for Lord Bruce (later Marquis of Ailesbury) of Tottenham Park; another coach for 1st Earl of Radnor...

Victorian satinwood demilune commode in the Sheraton Revival taste, with a central door showing a painted romantic scene between two panels of pleated...

A French kingwood marquetery commode, the shaped rectangular top inlaid with tulipwood, harewood and boxwood marquetry comprising a flowerhead trellis flanked by floral panels and wi...

17th Century Italian four drawer commode. Carved decorative details top and bottom of side columns. Raised decorative panels on side of commode. Unusual no hardware with under pul...

Found in the South of France, this 18th century French Chest of Drawers is constructed of solid walnut having a serpentine front ...

Large and unusual Jacobean commode, the dark stained oak and the elongated body on tall legs give it an elegant streamlined appearance. Four drawers with geometrically molded fronts ...

Period 18th Century Rocco commode. The top section with three drawers and below are three further drawers. This piece has been re-painted.