A VENETIAN GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED COMMODE

SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

细节

A VENETIAN GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED COMMODE
Second quarter 18th Century
The shaped and moulded Siena marble top above two shaped and panelled long drawers each with a foliate cartouche flanked by trellis, C-scrolls and flowers, the rounded angles headed by a floral spray and the shaped sides conformingly decorated, the C-scroll and shaped apron with foliate trails above scrolling cabriole legs with foliate decoration, the wooden central panel supporting the marble later, the marble has a restored break
34¾ in. (88 cm.) high; 52 in. (142 cm.) wide; 25½ in. (65 cm.) deep

拍场告示

This commode is redecorated as stated in the note.

拍品专文

A paint analysis undertaken by the University College London has revealed that the present decoration covers the original identical decorative scheme, which consists of silver leaf picked out with coloured oil glazes. The green leaves include the pigment chrome yellow, which was introduced in 1818, and because there were no 20th Century pigments found, it is almost certain that the present surface was applied onto the old decoration in the 19th Century.