A pair of German 18th century ormolu and brass mounted rosewood or palisander commodes
Berlin or Potsdam, each probably originally with an upper section and later adapted
Each with a later moulded marble inset top (one top cracked) above an ogee moulded and brass mounted edge, over three long twin tablet-inlaid drawers, with a flared base and shaped apron below, on shaped bracket feet, the feet apparently tipped, each approximately: 72cm wide x 46cm deep x 85cm high, (28in wide x 18in deep x 33in high) (2)
Footnotes:
Purchased
The offered lot was acquired by the current owner and vendor Koller, Zurich, 22 September 2005, lot 1053.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP
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Smart, adaptable and decorative as a pair of 'smaller-than-usual' commodes.
Each probably originally having some kind of upper section or superstructure, but probably later separated or adapted for use as commodes.
The marble tops are associated but both appear to have very good age, it is highly likely these are 18th century.
The marbles seem fixed in place, or just extremely difficult to remove.
Some fairly significant repaired splits and further repairs to one marble top but evidently a completely different type of marble has been used for this purpose.
Loss to a rear corner of one marble, with a couple of further minor edge losses.
Some chips to the edges of both marbles commensurate with age.
Shrinkage as well as signs of old worm to the backboards.
Some hairline shrinkage and a few minor repairs to surfaces consistent with age.
The ormolu handles and brass escutcheons are later replacements.
4 keys but one key is missing its flag which has clearly broken off.
The feet on both commodes have been tipped or extended in height by the addition of small blocks approx. 4cm high.
Some knocks to the front of one upper brass edge mount.
Further nicks and scuffs to the horizontal brass mounts commensurate with age.
In good decorative and ready to use order.