French Marble Top Commode in Transitional Style
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Commode - The word "commode" when used to describe an item of furniture, has three usuages:
1. As used to describe an item of English furniture, it refers to what is euphemistically called a 'night table', that is a small cabinet concealing a chamber pot.
2. In its 18th century French usuage it describes a low and highly decorated chest of drawers for salons and reception rooms. A bombe commode is a commode with rounded sides and front, giving the chest a somewhat swollen look.
3. It is also used to denote a half round or serpentine shaped cabinet, with panelled doors, standing on legs. They were pieces on which the cabinetmaker lavished his most accomplished art, with rich veneers, marquetry inlays, gilt mounts and other ornamentation.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
18ct nine stone diamond cluster ring claw crown set '12
1950's French metal garden table and chairs (7)
Louis Linder & Sohne bisque doll, brown sleeping eyes original blonde mohair wig on ball jointed composition body 69 cm marked 1339 S & H L L & S 13 with vintage white cotton costume
Paris Porcelain vase of girl. Unusual Paris Porcelain vase of girl hugging a green cattails plant in the formation of a vase, well crafted and signed R8?L to base, probably late 19th/early 20th century, height 26 cm