Late C19th Swedish Walnut and Fruitwood 'Petit Commode' Chest with Marble Top.

Late C19th Swedish walnut and fruitwood 'petit commode' chest with marble top .

Smart small-scale parquetry and marquetry commode chest of 2 drawers in the French C18th Louis XV/XVI Transitional taste .

The 2 drawer 'sans traverse' front inlaid with a burr walnut and marquetry inlaid oval panel of flower bouquet and ribbon. The shaped parquetry panel reserves with inlaid chequer banding . Fitted with brass ribbon-tied circular ring handles, decorative escutcheon plate and sun-mask mount .

The canted corners with cast gilt-metal neo-classical 'rams-head' mounts , inlaid satinwood reserves and raised on shaped front supports with sabot-mounted feet. The sides with conforming parquetry panels with chequer banding.

Has a key and working lock.

Fitted with the original 'Verde Mare' ("Sea-green") shaped stepped-corner marble top .

H 28"

W 31"

D 17"

Sweden c.1900

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