This is a delightful Early 1900’s, Louis XV Style, Elaborate French Bombe Commode 2Drawer Chest With Lift Off Marble Top, Decorative Brass Side Mounts Detailed Handles and Brass Sabots (Shoes) To Slightly Flared Legs.


A beautiful sturdy antique French commode chest of drawers with a wavy serpentine front and 2wide drawers, intricate and detailed kingwood and floral marquetry is seen to front and sides, brass mounts to each corner and front apron add an impressive effect, decorative brass handles and shoes (cabots) to the front legs add increased elegance to the chest.

(King wood is a classic furniture wood almost exclusively used for inlays on very fine furniture and known as the most expensive wood. It is brownish purple with many fine darker stripes and occasional irregular swirls)

The lift off solid marble top is stepped and shaped to front corners with a very decorative stone effect design in shades of beige, brown, cream, black, orange, white and with hints of pink, co-ordinating well with the chest itself.


Measuring approximately:-

Height 82cm

Width 74cm to the rear, 60cm to the front

Depth 39cm centre front to back


Weight is estimated to be about 25-30kgs


Considering it’s age this beautiful antique French commode is in overall very good sturdy condition, the kingwood and floral marquetry highlighting the overall beauty of the chest with the brass accessories adding to its character. The lift off marble top has no significant defects, but on close inspection does display evidence of age with some minor chips in places, the drawers are easily removable the handles secure and intact. The chest does display evidence of age and use with some minor loss to the front aspect but nothing to distract from the beauty of the chest, no other significant defects are evident.


A very desirable Antique, French, Louis XV Style Elaborate 2Drawer Bombe Commode 2Drawer Chest Of Drawers

Kingwood and Marquetry French Bombe Commode, 2Drawer Chest Of Drawers With Lift Off Marble Top that is easily useable in modern day living enhancing a stylish home with history, elegance and taste.


NB. Although stated buyer collects happy for buyer to arrange own courier collection from a postcode of LL11 2UT