A pair of Italian kingwood, tulipwood and parquetry bedside commodes, Neapolitan, circa 1760

each of serpentine form, with a later Spanish portor marble top above three drawers with moulded borders and tulipwood banding with a gilt-bronze rocaille and c-scroll cast escutcheon, each side inlaid with a roundel enclosing a herringbone veneered stylised flowerhead on splayed legs terminating in gilt-bronze sabots; marble tops restored

In overall good conserved condition. Elegant shape and good small size. The marble tops have been restored but this is hardly noticeable and has been well executed. There are some very minor chips to the marble top commensurate with age and normal usage but these are not too noticeable with a medium sized chip to each rear corner and one to the underside of one top, the latter is only visible when the top is lifted off the commode. There are some very minor restorations to the veneer but this has been well executed. There are some very minor sections of moulding chipped off on the legs and veneer on the aprons as visible from the catalogue photograph but this can be easily restored.
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