Small Regence Parquetry Commode from France, circa 1715

A very unique small chest of drawers, hand-carved in the Netherlands, circa 1780, the wood has been whitewashed at some point over the last 250 years, resulting in an ashen white col...

Furniture from the Regence period of the early 1700s incorporates elements from the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, the preceding and subsequent styles, respectively. A beautiful e...

A beautiful example of a 19th-century French chest of drawers, this commode is over 3 1/2 feet tall and nearly 6 feet wide (69 13/4 inches). It features a total of five drawers arra...

This majestic, bleached walnut commode was hand-carved by an Italian master in Florence, circa 1870. The details of the floral rinceaux, which are dotted with high relief mascarons are of the highest craftsmanship, beautifully eliciting the Renaissance style. Each of the three full-length drawers has a cabochon coat of arms with large foliate whorls emanating from behind it. The two coils next to the central cartouche have floral centers, while the following volutes are adorned with mascaron pulls, each drawer with a different pair of faces. An overhanging top with quarter round molding sits over a crenellated border, which has a pair of small drawers beneath separated by a large lion mascaron. Both drawers have mascaron pulls set inside an acanthus rinceau. All drawers are flanked by tall vertical pilasters, embellished with a curled acanthus margent punctuated with a mascaron, diminishing roundels, fruits, and linenfold. A shaped shield with a large grotesque is inset on each side and surrounded by thin quarter round molding. The impressive commode is supported by four monopodial lion paw feet beneath a border of infilled gadroon lobes. The walnut wood has been stripped, giving the chest of drawers a warm golden cream color. Our Renaissance style Florentine commode...

In French, arbalete means “crossbow” and is typically used to describe the shape of furniture when the frontage has been carved in a sinuous manner. When the profile is viewed from above, it resembles the European Medieval crossbow. In the case of this walnut commode from Provence, the form is double arbalete. Two iron swag handles are affixed to each of the three stacked drawers by parted shell mounts. In between the pulls is a sinuous plate that surrounds a keyhole. Each drawer maintains the arbalete structure created by the thinly molded top. The apron is highly shaped, with many small arbaletes strung together. In the center is a gadrooned leaf and floret medallion surrounded by volute scrolls. The sides are straight but consist of recessed rectangular panels with asymmetrical tops...

The straight grain and rich color of the cherry tree made it a desirable wood for constructing luxury furniture during the 18th century. One beautiful example is our period Louis XIV commode, which was hand-carved in France in the early 1700’s. Augmenting the lovely reddish-brown color of the commode is an arbalete top that slightly hangs over the three stacked drawers below. Each drawer has three bronze foliate fittings set inside geometric panels with recessed molding (two pierced foliate swag pulls flanking a small keyplate surrounded by a parted leaf). There is a unique, shallow pullout drawer with two concentric circle pulls built into the molded frieze. This drawer was most likely used to store jewelry and other small valuables. Canted corners can be seen along the front of the shaped top, with elongated asymmetrical panels beneath that flank the tiers of drawers...

Primarily of tulipwood and kingwood with heavy gilded drawer mounts . Sturdy . Presents very well . The drawers reflecting the fabled tulip by the gilt rosettes. The veneers laid in...

With inlaid parquetry top and parquetry inlaid front corner stiles. Very pretty patina and polish. Perfect bed size chest. The front façade in a shallow bow typical of Regence style...

Antique Country French Regence commode features an exquisitely contoured facade festooned with elaborate wildflower, foliate and laurel wreath motifs. Scrolled bordering on the contoured apron combines with the rounded and carved cornerposts to provide a framework for the relief-carved artistry, and support is provided by cabriole legs also touched by the sculptor's magic. Cast brass ring pulls in a bundled wheat...

French Regence style commode or chest of drawers, marble-top, 19th century. Diamond-shape parquetry veneer, four front drawers. Carved edges, red Languedoc marble top. Gilt bronze ha...

This is an incredible blue painted French commode. The year it was painted is unknown, but seems to be in the same period of the chest since the pa...

Exceptional 18th century Regence commode galbe´e (curved). Curved front with exquisite rocaille carvings, having three drawers and a shaped apron....