A Stunning Quality George III Period Mahogany Serpentine Fronted Commode, Or Side Cabinet, Having Superbly Figured Top Over Three Central Mahogany Lined Drawers Retaining Their Original Gilt Brass Oval Handles, Flanked By Curved Cupboard Doors Enclosing Shelves And Panelled Ends, Raised On Original Square Tapering Legs.The term commode can be somewhat confusing with regards to antique furniture as it is generally interchangeable for two totally different forms of items. The orginal use of the word commode was for items such as this beautiful piece, lower than they are high, designed to stand against a wall with perhaps extravagant candelabra or similar on top and generally to look rather splendid. The term originated from France but was widely used in England as well to describe any type of chest of drawers or side cabinet which is lower than it is wide.This example is quite simply exceptional both in terms of its overall elegance and design and also its quality of construction...