An Italian blue and white painted demi-lune commode, Piedmontese late 18th century

with a bardiglio grey marble top above a pull-out slide, with two drawers and two doors enclosing a shelf; partially redecorated

The marble top is slightly dirty with some water stains and minor scratches and would benefit from a light clean. Old minor marks chips and scratches to painted decoration as visible from photograph. The gilt-metal mounts have lost their gilding. There is a vertical hairline and horizontal construction cracks in both doors. Rebacked, drawers re-lined. One with a Maltese cross painted in red at back of a drawer. In otherwise good restored condition.
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