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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Lieutenant Samuel Pratt's Walnut Highboy, circa 1740 Boston, MA
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional two part highboy in burled walnut veneer, the upper case featuring a molded cornice with hidden drawer surmounting a center shell carved deep drawer flanked by two fitted small drawers on either side, and four graduated long drawers, all with crossbanded herringbone veneered borders and period, possibly original brasses, over a lower case with a single long drawer over three deep drawers, the center of which repeating the shell carving seen above, unusual for a highboy from this period. The carved skirt features two nicely turned drops, all supported by four slender cabriole legs terminating with pad feet. Massachusetts in origin, probably Boston, dating to the 1730’s, in very good overall condition, with minor veneer shrinkage cracks, minor restorations, minor losses, and light wear commensurate with age and use.
Provenance: Purchased from Shreve, Crump & Low in NY, with a copy of a 1947 letter acknowledging the Boston area origin and commission of this piece by the Pratt Family and reads as follows:
“The known history of ownership of the walnut highboy dates from the 18th century and Lt. Samuel Pratt and his wife, Elizabeth Pratt, who lived in Chelsea in the section known at that time as Prattville. The Pratt family, for whom the area was named, had been in this country since the 17th century. Mr. Mather, while President of Harvard College, stayed at the Pratt home in Chelsea in 1688 while on the way to see King James II of England for the purpose of bringing back into power the theocratic democracy of the Church of England.
During the Revolution, part of Washington’s forces stayed in Prattville, and Washington stayed at the Pratt home. It is known that he ate some of his meals there. Once the British broke into the Pratt house and looted some things, including a scarce bowl which was hidden in the wall of the fireplace.
The son of Lt. Samuel Pratt was also a lieutenant in the American forces and named Samuel. During the Revolution, he was in charge of the stock of arms and ammunition, which each town kept on hand for any emergency; and he carried hay to Boston, where is was used to reduce the noise of the Boston Tea Party...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular serpentine top over four conforming graduated drawers. Bracket feet. Brass bail handles.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Hepplewhite Style Commode Chest Attributed to Gillows
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Hepplewhite style mahogany commode chest of graduated drawers.
Elegant patinated brass handles and swept bracket feet.
After a design by A. Hepplewhite 1788. Attrib...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant 18th C. Italian Late Rococo Style Chest W/Beautiful Book-Match Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian late Rococo style chest of drawers with serpentine form and book-match veneers, circa 1780. This 18th century chest from Italy features a shapely serpentine top and body, ...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dutch Rococo Bombe Parquetry Commode, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Stunning mid 18th century Dutch Rococo Bombe Commode with quality padouk, tulipwood, laburnum and Kingwood parquetry with shaped exceptional origi...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Padouk
Antique 18th Century Northern Swedish Gustavian Commode
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish Gustavian commode. The commode is from northern Sweden and made circa 1770. The commode has original paint and the ...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
A pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Walnut and Ormolu commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and wonderfully designed pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Walnut and Ormolu commodes. Each stunning commode with all of its original hardware is raised by fou...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th century English Chippendale Chest on Chest Large Size
Located in Savannah, GA
Fine large size English mahogany Chippendale chest on chest. Features include ogee bracket feet, original brasses, molded top and book-match...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine 18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding circa 1780 Italian bombe and serpentine fronted commode with shaped burl walnut inlays on three drawers with fancy bronze pulls and escutcheons. Wonderful sleek corners f...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Painted Blue Italian Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
An 18th century Italian commode with serpentine front and shaped sides, having two large drawers over shaped apron standing on cabriole legs ending in hoof feet. Original contemporar...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Original Barock Sekretär Kommode 1700 Antik Nussbaum
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Barock Sekretär aus Nussholz zum Verkauf an. Der Sekretär verfügt über drei große Schubladen im unteren Bereich und verschiedene kleine Verstaumöglichk...
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Unknown Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Large Blue Rococo Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1750-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak rococo chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all resting on cabriolet feet.
This commode has been given an exceptional new professional blue laye...
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Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Long Island City, NY
The dentiled cornice above a rinceau scroll frieze and a series of two short and four long drawers. On a base with two long drawers, floral molding and acanthus-carved ogee feet. Wit...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Ca. 1790s
Located in Peabody, MA
A fine antique George III serpentine chest, ca. 1790, with flamed mahogany drawers over bracket feet. Original brasses recently polished but rem...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Maple and Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a tiger maple and maple slant front desk with compartmentalized interior, including two hidden compartments with faux split co...
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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Baroque Dressers Naples Third Quarter 18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Neapolitan dressers from the Rococo period. Fully convex in form, that is, made with vertical and horizontal move, they are made with the inner hull in poplar and then panell...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Butlers Secretary c. Late 18th
Located in Westfield, MA
This stately George III mahogany chest of drawers with a butler’s secretary is a fine example of late 18th-century English craftsmanship. The piece showcases clean lines and classic ...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th century Swedish Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
An exceptional 18th century Swedish chest with beautifully carved serpentine drawer fronts with original bronze hardware and intricate carv...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
German Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
German Baroque chest of three drawers, mid-18th century, walnut veneer and marquetry panels, semi-gloss finish, serpentine front. Brass fittings. Working locks and key. Beautifully r...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian period mahogany chest on chest, the dentil molded top with reeded canted corners having three short and three wide drawers over lower section having secretary drawer an...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Pine
17th Century Italian Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 17th-century Italian commode is an exquisite example of Baroque design, characterized by its bold form, intricate details, and refined craftsmanship. The commode features a serp...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Chest, circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular top with molding edge above three long drawers and shaped apron below, raised on cabriole legs.
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Olive, Walnut
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers With Bracket Feet
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th-century George III mahogany chest featuring four graduated drawers with brass pulls and escutcheons. The well-proportioned case rests on classic bracket feet, and the drawers ar...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Serpentine Chest
Located in Faversham, GB
A fabulous 18th century Gustavian serpentine chest of arc-en-arbelet form.
The generous molded top leads to three deep and wide graduating each with moldings to the surrounds.
Eac...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th Century French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode with Ormolu Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Early 18th century French Louis XV Commode "forme galbée" or bombe serpentine embellished with beautiful, original ormolu bronze mounts and fixtures throughout. Both side...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chest of Dravers Venetian Commode 18th Century Urn Shaped in Mahogany Louis XV
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important original venetian commode of 18th Century in mahogany.
This original Venetian Commode is a unique valuable piece from the 18th century italian furniture...
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Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Blue Painted Large Rococo Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1750-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo oak chest of four drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and rests on cabriolet feet.
It has been given an exceptional new professional b...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 17th Century Ligurian Faded Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous early 17th Century Italian faded walnut Bambocci commode.
With carved putti mounted on richly carved foliate pilasters flanking four original faux marble painted drawers a...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode
Located in Essex, MA
18th Century Italian Paint Decorated Commode Faux stone painted rectangular top. Two front drawers and sides are painted and decorated with cl...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare circa 1760 Thomas Wilson 68 Great Queen Street Hardwood Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1760 George III Thomas Wilson stamped mahogany chest of drawers
A very good looking an...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 18th century walnut French provincial commode of the Louis XV period. This chest of drawers features three levels with a secret drawer situated between the top two drawers, rea...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Painted Commode Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century French painted commode, circa 1760, is a stunning example of antique craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Crafted from pine, the commode features a serpentine front...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, stamped COULON, Paris circa 1750
By Jean-Francois Coulon
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings
Paris around 1750
Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 132 x 64 cm
Description:
Very beautif...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
D. JOSÉ CHEST OF DRAWERS Portuguese, from the 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
D. JOSÉ CHEST OF DRAWERS Portuguese, from the 18th century
in mahogany wood, rosewood frames and rosewood inlays.
With 3 large drawers, 3 drawers and clipboard.
Wavy and cut-out top,...
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Portuguese Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 18th century Baroque commode from the Lombardi region of Italy. Wonderfully construction from painted wood with 6 drawers, dentilated detail raised on ball feet. Terr...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Regence Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Important Regence commode created in the 18th century
Four drawers with locking device
Carved gilt bronzes and marble top
Bronzes on front legs and ...
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French Régence Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century inlaid mahogany chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 18th Century inlaid mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, having a lovely figured top decorated with chequered inlay, four long graduated drawers below with finely e...
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Alligator
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A large period Rococo commode made in Stockholm.
The top three drawers are original but optional and could be removed, below are three carved drawers.
With original hardware in arge...
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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Diminutive Inlaid Chest of Drawers, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany diminutive chest with three drawers, original oval brasses, cross banding, satinwood string inlay, and terminating on carved scalloped skirt with the ori...
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English Hepplewhite Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Stunning 18th C. Italian Rococo Bombe Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th C. Italian Rococo bombe commode with marble top, walnut with burr veneer, finely crafted and highly ornate gilded metal mounts, escutcheons a...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Georgian Bow Fronted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine antique Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers. The bow front top with figured mahogany above a slide and an arrangement of four long gradua...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Scandinavian Painted Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th century Scandinavian painted baroque chest of drawers
Fine quality solid oak chest of drawers, circa 1840.
The chest has 4-drawer and the ...
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Danish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Louis XVI Chest, Mahogany, Copenhagen, 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest, Mahogany with 4 drawers.
Carved dentil under top plate.
Top drawer and sides with geometric molding work.
Sides flanked by fluted quarter columns.
This type is...
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Danish Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Two over Four Tall Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
English Chippendale two over four chest , the top is veneered in two pieces with mahogany over pine secondary wood, the graduated drawers are veneered wi...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th c. Norfolk Chest of Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scarce 18th century oak chest of drawers, East Anglia circa 1750, of unusual vernacular regional form having two shallow drawers flanked by two deeper drawers in the upper section ov...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Extremely Rare Italian Rococo “Lacca Comodino”, 17th-18th Century, Venice
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Extremely rare Italian Rococo “Lacca Comodino”, 17th-18th century, Venice
Chamber pot lift-top bedside commode with polychrome painted decoration. This beautiful furniture has a lif...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Charles II Oak Chest on Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
English Jacobean oak chest on later stand, chest fitted with four graduated drawers, on stand with baluster supports with block stretchers.
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English Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Painted Scandinavian Chest of Drawers, circa 1790
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century Scandinavian chest with a painted white/grey finish consisting of five drawers which rest on a plinth base. From the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany which was pa...
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Scandinavian Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Jacobean Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over four paneled graduated drawers with wood knobs. Raised on stile feet.
Category
English Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Pair of Chest Of Drawers Southern Germany Cherrywood Firegilded
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare and impressive pair of baroque chests of drawers from southern Germany, dating from 1750/60. These exquisite pieces of furniture combine masterful craftsmanship and timeless e...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very impressive Westphalian Gothic chest or ‚Stollentruhe’, Westphalia, Germany, circa 1500-1550. Wrought iron mounted oak, partially carved. The monumental rectangular standing chest with full-height stiles, extensively mounted with wrought ironwork straps terminating in quatrefoil finials which ’wrap’ around the chest edges. These are fixed with convex head nails. The ironwork with some remains of an originally red painted surface. In addition, running along the edges of the lid at the front and sides is a plain iron band, close-nailed. The feet of the two front legs are finely carved on the front face, in low relief with a rectangular arched ’panel’ depicting on the left a lion, on the right a dragon holding each a coat of arms.
Regarding the age of circa 500 years, this coffer is in exceptionally good condition, with only smaller restorations.
Comparative literature
• Baumeier, Stefan, Beschlagene Kisten; Die ältesten Truhen Westfalens, Essen, 2012.
• Falke, Otto von, Deutsche Möbel...
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German Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
French 18th century Louis XV Chest of Drawers
Located in Belmont, MA
Indulge in the timeless allure of this exquisite 18th century French Louis XV Bombe Commode, a true embodiment of opulence and sophistication. Elevated on gracefully curved legs ado...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Large White Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
The antique white painted finish is captivating in this attractive large chest of four drawers resting on curved cabriole feet. While the paint is newer and professionally applied, i...
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Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A fine late 18th c Dutch black lacquered commode with Chinoiserie decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare late 18th century Dutch black lacquered Chinoiserie hand painted commode. Brass pulls
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Scandinavian Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very lovely 18th century Louis XVI period commode in painted wood with three drawers over tapered feet origining from the South of France. Wonderful painted finish.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chinoiserie lacquer commode, 18th Century Venetian style.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative and imposing early 18th Century Venetian, Red Chinoiserie lacquer bombe commode.
Having ebonized boarders with gilded scrolling foliate decoration surrounding inset...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
Chest of Drawers from the End of the 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chest of drawers from the end of the 18th century.
Beautiful chest of drawers in light blue with gallant scenes, 3 drawers, late 18th century.
Measures: H: 23 cm, W: 30 cm, D: 20cm...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful commode “sauteuse arbalette ” is made of walnut with a shape of deer feet.
The name of sauteuse is described as long legs with 2 drawers and arbalette is the zigzag sh...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
