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18th Century French Walnut Commode
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18th Century French Walnut Commode

18th century
Sold 3 October 2025 · Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
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18th Century French Walnut Commode

An 18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top

Made in the Louis XVI period, this fine piece of French walnut furniture, is highlighted by ormolu drawer mounts and original drop bar handles. The rounded pilasters to the sides of the drawers are stop-fluted. The sides are panelled and mounted with further ormolu. Standing on long, tapering toupee feet with ormolu toes. The original marble top has tones of red, yellow and white on a grey background, and conforms to the shape below, with an edge moulding around the sides and front. The commode retains its original key with interesting quatrefoil-shaped post.

A lovely colour and with a good patination.

H 95cm x W 128cm x D 64cm

H 37½” x W 50½” x D 25¼”

Physical Dimensions
Height
95cm (37.40")
Width
128cm (50.39")
Depth
64cm (25.20")
Declaration

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

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1169326
Dealers Internal Reference
3836
Description
18th Century French Walnut Commode

An 18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top

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Made in the Louis XVI period, this fine piece of French walnut furniture, is highlighted by ormolu drawer mounts and original drop bar handles.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

The rounded pilasters to the sides of the drawers are stop-fluted. The sides are panelled and mounted with further ormolu. Standing on long, tapering toupee feet with ormolu toes. The original marble top has tones of red, yellow and white on a grey background, and conforms to the shape below, with an edge moulding around the sides and front. The commode retains its original key with interesting quatrefoil-shaped post.

A lovely colour and with a good patination.

H 95cm x W 128cm x D 64cm

H 37½” x W 50½” x D 25¼”

Height
95cm (37.40")
Width
128cm (50.39")
Depth
64cm (25.20")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1169326
Dealers Internal Ref
3836
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2018
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Telephone 01858 882005 or 07811 127428
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Lodge Farm
Walton Lane
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6NN
United Kingdom

By appointment only
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An eighteenth century French walnut commode featuring a marble top, multiple drawers with brass hardware, and fluted corner columns.
18th Century French Walnut Commode
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChest of Drawers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFrench Country
  • MaterialWalnut, Marble, Brass, Oak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFluted pilasters, Drop handles, Marble top, Keyhole escutcheons
  • SizeH 95 cm (37 in) x W 128 cm (50 in) x D 64 cm (25 in)

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An 18th-century French commode is a low chest of drawers, typically featuring sophisticated wood veneers, bronze or brass mounts, and often a marble top, evolving through stylistic periods from Louis XIV to Louis XVI.

These pieces were primarily constructed from a carcase of secondary wood such as oak or pine, veneered with exotic and native hardwoods like walnut, mahogany, or kingwood, and frequently topped with marble.

Authenticity is identified through hand-cut dovetail joints, traditional hand-beaten or cast hardware, natural shrinkage cracks in the timber, and construction methods consistent with pre-industrial cabinet making.

An antique commode can ground a modern room by providing historical contrast, functioning effectively as a standalone statement piece topped with minimalist art or contemporary ceramics.

Maintain antique furniture by keeping it away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber splitting, applying microcrystalline wax periodically, and avoiding silicone-based polishes.
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