Italian, Genovese, Louis XIV Walnut Inlaid 4-Drawer Commode, early 18th cen.

having a rectangular top with rounded front corners and centering an inlaid medallion trimmed with ebonized banding, the top on a conforming case housing 4 drawers with brass pulls a...

having a rectangular top above a conforming case with three molded edge paneled sections, the center section opening to reveal interior shelving, the case raised on bracket feet

A very handsome Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period walnut commode, from the Pietmont region. This two-door and two-drawer commode are raised on an ebonized fruitwood moulded...

The straight grain and rich color of the cherry tree made it a desirable wood for constructing luxury furniture during the 18th century. One beautiful example is our period Louis XIV commode, which was hand-carved in France in the early 1700’s. Augmenting the lovely reddish-brown color of the commode is an arbalete top that slightly hangs over the three stacked drawers below. Each drawer has three bronze foliate fittings set inside geometric panels with recessed molding (two pierced foliate swag pulls flanking a small keyplate surrounded by a parted leaf). There is a unique, shallow pullout drawer with two concentric circle pulls built into the molded frieze. This drawer was most likely used to store jewelry and other small valuables. Canted corners can be seen along the front of the shaped top, with elongated asymmetrical panels beneath that flank the tiers of drawers...