Lot n° 101
A George III harewood, purplewood, satinwood, tulipwood and fruitwood marquetry demi-lune commode of elegant small proportions Circa 1775, probably made by a Swedish émigré cabinet maker such as Christopher Fuhrlohg Circa 1775, probably made by a Swedish émigré cabinet maker such as Christopher Fuhrlohg
With boxwood stringing and tablet line-inlay, the projecting top inlaid with two concentric chequered fan medallions encompassed by nine oval fan motifs, centred by a demi-flowerhead, with a brass mounted front edge, above a body with four breakfront tablet-inlaid angles, the triple tablet frieze inlaid with ring-hung pendant husk festoons surmounted by four interspersed fan ovals, centred by a beaded and gadrooned neoclassical lidded urn with rams' mask mounts, incorporating one long catch-activated and spring-loaded central mahogany lined drawer, each angle inlaid with a beaded and stiff-leaf clasped ovoid pedestal urn issuing flowers and foliage, over three flowerhead-embedded trellis inlaid panels, incorporating one large central door, enclosing one shelf, each pilaster angle inset with a foliate capped rosette and baluster shaped lunette pattern pendant terminating in two addorsed husks, on similarly inlaid tapering square section supports mounted with stiff-leaf wrapped sabots and ovolo form cushion feet, 79cm wide x 41cm deep x 87.5cm high, (31in wide x 16in deep x 34in high)
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