18th Century Kingwood and Walnut Commode with Marble Top

A Fine French Louis XVI Period Parquetry Commode with Unusual Oyster Veneered Decoration. This fine commode is of typical Louis XVI form with chamfered angles, reflected in the shaping of the original white marble top, but otherwise rectangular in shape. The piece consists of three long drawers with original ormolu escutcheon plates and handles and a key. The commode is decorated entirely in parquetry in a range of woods such as kingwood and what appears to be olive wood or cocus. The top drawer front employs a simple repeating geometric relief but the other drawers, and the sides of the commode, employ panels of oyster veneered timber set in to geometric frames. Oyster veneering, or oystering, involves cutting through small branches or roots creating small oyster shell-like veneers and then inlaying them in decorative panels. The decoration on the this commode is abstract veneers of contrasting shapes, sizes and colours being laid next to each other in a pattern. This extremely unusual commode...

A lovely serpentine fronted walnut commode, Circa 1740. Comprising of two drawers with their original handles. Supported on cabriolet legs.

Wonderful 18th Century South European walnut commode. Most probably Italian from the mid-18th Century. Fabulous carved detail to each drawer and sides. With all the original brass ha...

An Attractive Late 18th Century French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Commode. Standing on tapering square sectioned feet, and is of typical Louis XVI rectilinear form, its straight li...

18th Century French Walnut marble top commode.

18th century marble-top bronze mounted Kingwood Louis XV Commode. Spectacular custom quality commode with full bronze shoes leading to a m...

French 18th century transitional style walnut commode with a thick Gris St. Anne marble top (1 1/8" thick) and very nice patina. The commode is stamped "N. Petit" and "JME" for the g...

A handsome and most unique Italian 18th century Florentine st. rosewood and kingwood four drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine cabriole legs which extend to an elegant arbales...