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Antique French Empire Walnut Commode with Marble Top

Antique French Empire Walnut Commode with Marble Top

Regular price $2,200.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $2,200.00 USD
Sale Sold out
Details
Dimensions
38.5 h x 34 w x 20 d in
Dimensions
38.5 H x 34 W x 20 D in
Finish
Later finish, cleaned and polished
Primary Wood
Walnut
Period
Antique
Date
Circa 1830, construction-based estimate, no maker's mark
Style
Empire / Restauration
Also Known As
commode
Country of Origin
France
Top
Fossiliferous limestone, gray-black
Construction
Hand-cut dovetails, solid oak drawer linings, hand-worked pegged oak backboards, cut-nail evidence
Secondary Wood
Oak
Hardware
Turned brass knobs with rope-twist rosettes, shield-form brass escutcheons
Drawers
Concealed frieze drawer over three graduated long drawers
Keys
One iron key present
Condition

Sold as-is, with photos governing. This is an antique in honest, used condition, and everything visible is disclosed here.

Finish: the surface has been worked at some point and is not original. It reads as a later shellac or waxed finish, cleaned and waxed, method not established. It is warm and even, not stripped, scraped, or blasted.

Wood-boring insect: old flight holes are present on the lower rails, one drawer edge, and scattered on a drawer front. The infestation is inactive; the piece has been checked and is not actively infested. The holes are historic and stable.

Drawer front: one long drawer shows a horizontal split with old filler, plus fine surface crazing across the front. Stable.

Stone top: genuine wear consistent with age, including surface staining, ring marks, an edge chip, and natural fossil veining and inclusions. The top corresponds to the base; final overhang and bedding fit to be confirmed on inspection.

Hardware: turned brass knobs and shield escutcheons, consistent across the case and appropriate to the period. Originality not verified; check for filled holes behind the drawer fronts on inspection.

Species: assessed as walnut on color and grain; confirm at an unfinished point on final inspection. Secondary wood is oak.

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