A George III style satinwood, harewood and fruitwood marquetry commode partially composed of 18th century elements

of D-shaped form, the escalettes marble top with a gilt-metal gadrooned edge above a conforming frieze inlaid with anthemion and sprays of leaves joined by scrolls and with a drawer at the center, above two large drawers inlaid with swags of drapery joined by flowerheads, flanked by pilasters headed by inlaid flowerhead paterae above upright and pendant-berried leaves further flanked by pilasters headed by oval flowerhead paterae above pendant-berried leaves joined by a patera, and continuing to line-panelled tapered legs with spade toes, the bowed ends crossbanded and inlaid at the center with oval harewood panels finely inlaid with neo-classical covered urns, enclosing shelves, curved ends, each side with a similarly inlaid frieze above a crossbanded door with an oval harewood panel inlaid with a neo-classical urn with fluted sides above a gadrooned socle, the handles formed as foliate scrolls supporting drapery, the base with a gilt-metal guilloche-pattern mount, and supported on square-tapered crossbanded feet with spade toes.  Later marble top and gilt-metal mounts.

C. H. F. Kindermann, Esq.

The Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition, Grosvenor House, June 9-24 1965, p. 41, R. L. Harrington Ltd., London, stand 18

Herbert Cescinsky, English Furniture of the 18^th Century, London, 1911, p. 304, fig. 332

Later gilt-metal mounts and later marble top; marble top with old repaired break to center and with infilling, some small chips and wear to edges and with an infilled chip to back left corner; overall good condition; central frieze drawer with a loss to crossbanded veneer approximately 1 inch by 3/4 inch; loss to veneer of one inlaid drapery swag to bottom drawer at right side approximately 2 inches by 1/4 inch; restorations to age cracks to bow-fronted doors and with a small patch to right door; some small nicks, chips and wear to edges and with the usual minor scratches, marks, bruises and wear. Beautiful color to wood, engraving to marquetry still crisp; finely made.
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