MID-18TH CENTURY

Details

A LOMBARD FIGURED-WALNUT BOMBÉ COMMODE
MID-18TH CENTURY
Fitted with three long drawers, on cabriole legs, minor restorations
52 in. (132 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

With its distinctive swept apron, bombé form and slightly concave frieze drawer, this commode is characteristic of Lombard craftmanship. Related commodes include that illustrated in G. Rosa, I Mobili nelle Civiche Raccolte Artistiche di Milano, Milan, 1963, p.95, no.244, another illustrated in C. Alberici, Il Mobile Lombardo, Milan, 1969, p.104 and that sold from the collection of Donna Marcella Traballesi, Palazzo della Stuffa, Florence, Christie's House sale, 3-4 October 1995, lot 168 (146,133,000 L.).

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