Property of a Distinguished Italian Collector

A pair of South Italian gilt-bronze mounted rosewood and kingwood marquetry commodes, Naples, circa 1760

UK: Greenford Park WarehouseRestricted Species

Lot Closed

November 13, 01:29 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Distinguished Italian Collector

A pair of South Italian gilt-bronze mounted rosewood and kingwood marquetry commodes, Naples,

circa 1760

each with a rosso verona marble top, above two long drawers, later mounts

95cm. high, 151cm. wide, 70cm. deep; 3ft. 1 3/8 in., 4ft. 11 1/2 in., 2ft. 3 1/2 in.

In overall good condition. The marble top in good condition, with very minor old marks and scratches consistent with age and use. The gilt-bronze mounts with minor rubbing and some losses to gilding. The veneer with minor scuffs and scratches overall, consistent with age and use. One commode with one chip to top right corner of the top drawer of one commode, one small veneer loss to right handside of bottom drawer and some scuffs to veneer edges of apron.

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Pasquale Falanga Antiquario, Milan

These commodes adopting sober clean lines, a serpentine bombé front and sides with the added twist of inlaid geometric motifs are an important example of Neapolitan cabinet-making in the third quarter of the 18th century. Reflecting the transition in Naples from the rococo style to the neoclassical style, the sophisticated and here stained inlaid decoration, especially around the keyhole and inside the triangles on the sides, is particularly noteworthy. Related examples are illustrated in A. Murano, Il Mobile Napoletano del Settecento, Naples, 1977, tav.XXI and tav. XXXI). Similar pairs of commodes were sold Sotheby's London, 19 January 2016, lot 57 and Sotheby's New York, 1 October 2010, lot 84.