French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode

This Impressive, 18th Century, French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood veneered Commode retains it’s original hand chiseled serpentine front rouge marble-top. This Régence Commode has five drawers with herringbone, and crossbanded inlaid rosewood and kingwood parquetry retaining its original Gilt-Ormolu and Gilt Hardware. Mimicking the bottom two rows of drawers is the top row consisting of two drawers flanking the faux center with escutcheon fabricating the look of a three drawer commode. The faux center with escutcheon has a hidden compartment accessed by removing the right hand drawer and sliding forward the left side drawer rail revealing a hidden drawer. The three rows of drawers are setoff by the dust cover dividers with inset concaved brass flutes. The front stiles are convex shape with three inset vertical concaved brass flutes with the feet finished with Bronze Ormolu. This French Régence Commode has been French Polished and the bronze lightly cleaned.

Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. French Polished and light bronze cleaning.