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Continental 19th Century Commode 4 Drawers - Later Painted

£2,250    $2,763    €2,672
Continental 19th Century Commode 4 drawers - later painted
 
• Continental 19th Century
 
• Later Specialist Hand Painted Finish
 
• A real statement piece of furniture
 
• Encompassing complexity and richness throughout
 
• Hand painted design of Vitruvian Scrolls & Lattice Work
 
• Distressed Mottled Black finish as the background
 
• Distressed Mottled Antique White finish for the design
 
• Added individual highlights and lowlights
 
• These enhance the design with added depth and detail
 
• Imbuing a greater texture and dimension
 
• Rectangular moulded top above four deep drawers
 
• French Provincial style scrolled pulls and escutcheons
 
• Locks with no keys
 
• Moulded base below the drawers
 
• Raised on square tapering feet
 
• Very pleasing proportions
 
• Copious storage space
 
• H: 102cm (40.2'') W: 117cm (46.1'') D: 62cm (24.4'')
 
The objective of using this particular design in combination with these specialist paint finishes is to create a real statement piece of furniture with complexity and richness overall. The Neoclassical Vitruvian Scroll design has long been utilized as architectural feature and on furniture. By its very nature, these designs must be created using geometric calculations to determine the precise number of scrolls required. They are then meticulously drawn out by hand and framed within the designated area. The latticework design demands an equal level of individual attention detail to ensure the correct proportions, which are essential for the overall effect.
 
The paints used are colours from the Georgian era and various periods within Continental Europe, mixed according to our traditional recipe and applied by hand with great precision. We describe the colours and with more contemporary names, which we hope are accurately descriptive.
 
The base colour is a Distressed Mottled Black finish, while Distressed Mottled Antique White has been used for the Vitruvian Scroll and Latticework Design. Other indiv...
Antique #SA1113625, shown on this page, originates from the 19th century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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