What is a French demi-lune commode?

A demi-lune commode is a semicircular storage cabinet originating in 18th-century France, designed to sit flush against a wall while offering a curved silhouette.

What traditional materials were used in painted French cabinets?

These pieces typically feature solid timber frames, hand-painted polychrome decoration, carved moulding, and parcel-gilded or polished wood surfaces.

How can you identify authentic 20th-century French revival furniture?

Look for signs of genuine age such as natural wear to the paint layer, hand-fitted joinery, aged gilding, original keyhole escutcheons, and oxidation on unpainted timber.

How do you style a painted demi-lune cabinet in a modern interior?

Place the cabinet in a hallway or dining area as a focal point, balancing the painted figurative panels with minimalist wall art or a gilded mirror above.

How should painted antique furniture be maintained?

Dust regularly with a soft dry cloth, avoid chemical cleaners or water, and position the piece away from direct sunlight or heat sources to protect the painted surface.

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Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

Name: Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1076197
Price: 6250 GBP
Availability: InStock

1900 - 1920

For Sale by Regent Antiques

Description

This is a gorgeous antique French Louis XVI revival demi lune commode with beautiful hand painted decoration in the manner of Francois Boucher, Circa 1920 in date.

The half moon satin wood top features hand-painted winged cherubs with floral garlands. This is above a pair of panels depicting courting couples flanked by a satinwood panel on each end, each painted with a bouquet of flowers with floral banding, on a luxurious pastel green ground.

The commode has a central drawer with four doors below and each door opens to reveal a cupboard with a central shelf.

Add a touch of elegance to a special room in your home with this superb commode

With original working locks and keys.

Condition:

In excellent original condition having only been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 89 cm x Width 152 cm x Depth 57 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 5 feet x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

François Boucher

was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

Satin wood

is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Our reference: A3919a

Physical Dimensions

Height

89cm (35.04")

Width

152cm (59.84")

Depth

57cm (22.44")

Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated this French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1076197

Dealers Internal Reference

A3919a

Description

This is a gorgeous antique French Louis XVI revival demi lune commode with beautiful hand painted decoration in the manner of Francois Boucher, Circa 1920 in date.

The half moon satin wood top features hand-painted winged cherubs with floral garlands.

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This is above a pair of panels depicting courting couples flanked by a satinwood panel on each end, each painted with a bouquet of flowers with floral banding, on a luxurious pastel green ground.

Regent Antiques

fig 1. A 20th-century French demi-lune cabinet painted in sage green with gilded accents, featuring hand-painted classical pastoral scenes on the front doors and a polished wooden top. — fig 1. Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

The commode has a central drawer with four doors below and each door opens to reveal a cupboard with a central shelf.

Add a touch of elegance to a special room in your home with this superb commode

With original working locks and keys.

fig 2. A 20th-century French demi-lune cabinet painted in sage green with gilded accents, featuring hand-painted classical pastoral scenes on the front doors and a polished wooden top. — fig 2. Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

Condition:

In excellent original condition having only been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 89 cm x Width 152 cm x Depth 57 cm

fig 3. A 20th-century French demi-lune cabinet painted in sage green with gilded accents, featuring hand-painted classical pastoral scenes on the front doors and a polished wooden top. — fig 3. Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 5 feet x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

François Boucher

was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

fig 4. A 20th-century French demi-lune cabinet painted in sage green with gilded accents, featuring hand-painted classical pastoral scenes on the front doors and a polished wooden top. — fig 4. Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

Satin wood

is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.

fig 5. A 20th-century French demi-lune cabinet painted in sage green with gilded accents, featuring hand-painted classical pastoral scenes on the front doors and a polished wooden top. — fig 5. Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

fig 6. A 20th-century French demi-lune cabinet painted in sage green with gilded accents, featuring hand-painted classical pastoral scenes on the front doors and a polished wooden top. — fig 6. Antique French Painted Demi Lune Cabinet Commode 20th C

It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Our reference: A3919a