Lot 83
  • 83

A pair of George III inlaid mahogany bedside commode tables circa 1780

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • mahogany
  • height 32 in.; width 13 in.; depth 14 in.
  • 81.3 cm; 33 cm; 35.6 cm
Each rectangular top with three-quarter gallery flanked on either side by a kidney-shaped hole for carrying, the conforming case fitted with a cupboard door, the whole raised on square tapering legs.

Provenance

Apter-Fredericks, London

Condition

Overall good condition; nice color and surface and with nice figuring to the mahogany; the interiors of the cupboards appear to have later bottoms; one with some old worm damage; the tops with usual minor stains; overall with usual minor nicks, wear and bruises to extremities.
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