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Antique 18th Century Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode Chest
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Antique 18th Century Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode Chest

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Antique 18th century quality parquetry inlaid serpentine shaped marble top commode chest having a wonderful serpentine shaped coloured marble top, gilded frieze above three serpentine shaped parquetry inlaid drawers with original brass handles and gilded edge, beautiful parquetry inlaid shaped sides and standing on shaped carved cabriole legs.

A very attractive example; a statement piece beautifully crafted.

82 x 89.5 x 54.2cm

Date 1790

Physical Dimensions
Height
82cm (32.28")
Width
89.5cm (35.24")
Depth
54.2cm (21.34")
Declaration

London City Antiques has dated this Marble Top Commode Chest to the 18th Century.

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SA1204211
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1174
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Antique 18th century quality parquetry inlaid serpentine shaped marble top commode chest having a wonderful serpentine shaped coloured marble top, gilded frieze above three serpentine shaped parquetry inlaid drawers with original brass handles and gilded edge, beautiful parquetry inlaid shaped sides and standing on shaped carved cabriole legs.

A very attractive example; a statement piece beautifully crafted.

82 x 89.5 x 54.2cm

Date 1790

Height
82cm (32.28")
Width
89.5cm (35.24")
Depth
54.2cm (21.34")
Date of Manufacture

London City Antiques has dated this Marble Top Commode Chest to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1204211
Dealers Internal Ref
1174
London City Antiques
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At london city antiques we specialise in fine english antiques

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Archive I An eighteenth-century French serpentine commode chest with geometric parquetry inlay, gilded mouldings, three drawers, and a contoured grey and burgundy marble top.

Antique 18th Century Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode Chest

Archive II An eighteenth-century French serpentine commode chest with geometric parquetry inlay, gilded mouldings, three drawers, and a contoured grey and burgundy marble top. View II
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An eighteenth-century French serpentine commode chest with geometric parquetry inlay, gilded mouldings, three drawers, and a contoured grey and burgundy marble top.
Antique 18th Century Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode Chest
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An 18th-century French commode chest is a low, wide storage piece featuring drawers, typically designed with a shaped silhouette such as serpentine or bombe contours. Popularised during the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods, these pieces frequently showcase intricate marquetry or parquetry veneer work, cast metal mounts, and a fitted marble slab on top.

Craftsmen constructed the primary frame from native woods like oak or pine, which was then overlaid with exotic timber veneers such as kingwood, rosewood, or walnut in parquetry patterns. Surfaces were finished with hand-carved, thick marble tops and decorated with cast brass, bronze, or gilded wood mouldings.

Authentic period commodes display hand-sawn drawer linings, hand-cut dovetail joinery, and irregular back panels showing hand-plane marks. The underside of the heavy marble slab typically displays rough chisel marks rather than smooth modern machine cuts, and metallic mounts show uneven patination.

A serpentine marble-top commode functions as an architectural anchor in a grand hallway, entrance foyer, or formal living room. Placing modern artwork or minimalist ceramics above the marble surface creates a balanced visual contrast between classical craft and contemporary design.

Marble surfaces must be kept clear of acidic liquids and wiped with a pH-neutral cleaner to prevent etching. Timber veneers require stable humidity levels to prevent lifting, and routine dusting with a dry microfibre cloth alongside occasional application of natural beeswax will preserve the polished timber finish.
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