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18th Century French Cherrywood Commode
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18th Century French Cherrywood Commode

18th century
Sold 11 October 2026 · Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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18th Century French Cherrywood Commode

An 19th Century French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode.

The top has an overhanging grey and white streaked marble top which contrasts beautifully with the figured cherry surface below. There three drawers, a smaller drawer above two larger ones, with a brass moulding separating them. The plate brass handles are original and there are ormolu collars to the tapering square sectioned legs. The sides of the commode are bookmatched and the timber used throughout is of excellent colour and figure.

H 84cm x W 131cm x D 63cm

H 33” x W 51½ ” x D 24¾”

(#4081)

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this French Cherrywood Antique Commode to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
131cm (51.57")
Depth
63cm (24.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1225023
Dealers Internal Reference
4081
Description
18th Century French Cherrywood Commode

An 19th Century French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode.

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The top has an overhanging grey and white streaked marble top which contrasts beautifully with the figured cherry surface below.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

There three drawers, a smaller drawer above two larger ones, with a brass moulding separating them. The plate brass handles are original and there are ormolu collars to the tapering square sectioned legs. The sides of the commode are bookmatched and the timber used throughout is of excellent colour and figure.

H 84cm x W 131cm x D 63cm

H 33” x W 51½ ” x D 24¾”

(#4081)

Date of Manufacture

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this French Cherrywood Antique Commode to the 18th Century.

Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
131cm (51.57")
Depth
63cm (24.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1225023
Dealers Internal Ref
4081
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd Profile Page

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An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. SOLD11 OCT 26
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Archive I An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. SOLD11 OCT 26

18th Century French Cherrywood Commode

Archive II An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View II
Archive III An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View VIII
Archive IX An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View IX
Archive X An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top. View X
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Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

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Location: Lodge Farm, Walton Lane, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6NN, United Kingdom, , By appointment only
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An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top.
18th Century French Cherrywood Commode
Ref: SA1225023
An 18th-century French cherrywood commode featuring three drawers with round brass ring pull handles, an oval keyhole escutcheon, tapered legs, and a grey marble top.
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  • ObjectChests of Drawers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFrench Directoire
  • MaterialCherrywood, Marble, Brass
  • ColourHoney Brown
  • MotifsTapered legs, Brass ring pulls, Marble slab top, Oval keyhole escutcheons
  • SizeH 84 cm (33 in) x W 131 cm (52 in) x D 63 cm (25 in)

This eighteenth-century French commode is executed in cherrywood in the Directoire style, presenting a honey brown timber body beneath an overhanging grey and white streaked marble slab top. The frontal elevation contains three graduated drawers arranged with a single shallower drawer positioned above two deeper ones, divided by a horizontal brass moulding. Each drawer front is fitted with matching brass ring pull handles mounted on circular backplates alongside oval keyhole escutcheons in the centre of each panel. The frame stands upon square sectioned tapered legs decorated with metal collars at the top junction, while original plate brass hardware completes the fittings. Measuring 84 cm high, 131 cm wide, and 63 cm deep, this chest of drawers provides substantial storage capacity while retaining a low profile suitable for placement in a bedroom, dressing room, or reception hallway. The neutral stone top surface offers a practical display area for lamps, decorative items, or everyday accessories, integrating smoothly into traditional or classic interior schemes as a functional storage solution.

Originating in 18th-century France, a commode is a low chest of drawers designed to store household items and clothing while providing a decorative surface top, often finished with fine cabinetmaking techniques and precious woods.

Authentic 18th-century French commodes frequently feature solid or veneered hardwoods such as cherrywood, walnut, or mahogany, topped with thick cut marble slabs and fitted with cast brass handles and escutcheons.

Look for period features such as hand-dovetailed drawer joints, hand-sawn secondary timbers on drawer linings, original brass hardware with natural oxidisation, and heavy, hand-contoured marble tops.

Position the commode as a focal piece in a hallway, bedroom, or living space, paired with contemporary artwork above the marble top or curated ceramic lamps for stylistic contrast.

Clean the wooden frame with a soft, dry cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish sparingly, while wiping the marble top using a pH-neutral cleaner to protect against acidic spills and moisture.
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