18th Century Georgian Demi-Lune Commode of Satinwood, Tulipwood and Harewood

Victorian satinwood demi-lune commode in the Sheraton revival taste, with a central door showing a painted romantic scene between two panels of pleated silk, decorated throughout with delicate bands...

A fine George III demi-lune dining room commode in figured mahogany of a good colour and patina; extensive cross-banding in tulip-wood and stringing in boxwood and ebony. The drawers...

A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Side Cupboard, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Crossbanded Top Over One Drawer And Two Panelled Cupboard...

A very fine 19th Century George III style Harewood and Marquetry Commode by W. Williamson and Sons, Guildford (1790-1889). The serpentine-fronted commode features satinwood crossband...

A fine late 18th century Hepplewhite period harewood commode, green boxwood strung and padouk wood crossbanded throughout, having serpentine top with padouk wood central inlaid oval ...

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...

An exceptional George III Satinwood serpentine shaped commode, the serpentine top with out-swept front corners cross-banded in kingwood. The kingwood moulded border frame around central panels of book-matched satinwood veneers, above three graduated serpentine drawers.The top drawer revealing a leather lined brushing slide and when the slide is retracted, an arrangement of open and lidded compartments with a central reversible jewellery...

A beautiful demi-lune bedside cabinet, with elegant serpentine front and two drawers. This practical and attractive commode echoes the Louis XV style, and features two capacious draw...

An 18th century Georgian Period walnut commode, of serpentine form. The top crossbanded and set above three drawers with applied pewter flower backplate handles, paneled sides, the l...

Neoclassical Demi-Lune Commode, Italie, Late 18th Century This elegant inlaid wood commode, representative of the Neoclassical style, was crafted in Piedmont, Italy, toward the end ...