Apter-Fredericks

Important 18th & 19th Century Antique Furniture

Chests / Cabinets

A Pair of Regency Period Premier & Contra Partie Inlaid Cabinets
A Pair of Regency Period Rosewood & Parcel-Gilt Cabinets
A George III Mahogany Commode of Unusual Form
A Regency Period Rosewood & Parcel-Gilt Side-Cabinet
A Very Fine George I Walnut Chest on Stand
A George I Walnut Chest on Chest otherwise known as a Tallboy
A George III Collector's Cabinet
A Dutch Cabinet with Oriental Lacquer Panels
A Matching Pair of George III Mahogany Commodes by Henry Hill of Marlborough
A Pair of Regency Parcel-Gilt Corner Shelves
A George II Walnut Serpentine Front Commode
A Matched Pair of George III Serpentine Commodes
A Queen Anne Walnut Veneered Bachelor's Chest.
A George II Burr Walnut Kneehole Chest
A Pair of George III Breakfront Cabinets
A Regency Period Rosewood Side Cabinet
A George III Harewood & Marquetry Commode in The French Manner
The Hinton House Commodes Attributed to Ince & Mayhew
A Rare George I Burr Yew Wood Chest of Drawers
A Regency Period Rosewood Side Cabinet
A Magnificent George III Inlaid Harewood & Serpentine Shaped Commode
A George III Hepplewhite Period Side Cabinet
A Matched Pair of George III Serpentine Commodes

A Matched Pair of George III Serpentine Commodes

Height: 35" 89cm
Width: 50½" 128cm & 51½" 130cm
Depth: 24 ½" 62cm

The mahogany commodes have fluted and stop fluted pilasters framing the serpentine sides and fronts. The drawers are graduated and retain their original swan neck handles and the colour of both has developed to become warm and rich.

Commodes intended for bedroom apartments such as this pair, were often supplied in a series, with one placed in each of the apartment's rooms. Therefore, because they might be for different places, the sizes and veneer used often varied slightly, as is the case here.

English, Circa 1780

Sir John and Lady Thouron, Doe Run Farm, Pennsylvania, USA