{"product_id":"antique-french-walnut-commode-marble-top-1830","title":"Antique French Empire Walnut Commode with Marble Top","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 38.5 h x 34 w x 20 d in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique French walnut commode from the Empire into Restauration period, circa 1830, with its original fossil-limestone top. The columnar case is flanked by flat half-column pilasters and stands on square block feet, a restrained architectural form built for a bedroom or entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSolid walnut throughout the show surfaces, with a concealed frieze drawer above three long graduated drawers. Turned brass knobs and shield-form escutcheons. The gray-black stone top is a fossiliferous limestone shot through with visible shell and crinoid inclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe piece carries the honest wear of two centuries of use, detailed in full below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 38.5 H x 34 W x 20 D in\u003cbr\u003e[d]Finish | Later finish, cleaned and polished\u003cbr\u003e[d]Primary Wood | Walnut\u003cbr\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1830, construction-based estimate, no maker's mark\u003cbr\u003e[d]Style | Empire \/ Restauration\u003cbr\u003e[d]Also Known As | commode\u003cbr\u003e[d]Country of Origin | France\u003cbr\u003e[d]Top | Fossiliferous limestone, gray-black\u003cbr\u003e[d]Construction | Hand-cut dovetails, solid oak drawer linings, hand-worked pegged oak backboards, cut-nail evidence\u003cbr\u003e[d]Secondary Wood | Oak\u003cbr\u003e[d]Hardware | Turned brass knobs with rope-twist rosettes, shield-form brass escutcheons\u003cbr\u003e[d]Drawers | Concealed frieze drawer over three graduated long drawers\u003cbr\u003e[d]Keys | One iron key present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eSold as-is, with photos governing. This is an antique in honest, used condition, and everything visible is disclosed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFinish: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWood-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDrawer front: one long drawer shows a horizontal split with old filler, plus fine surface crazing across the front. Stable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStone 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHardware: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSpecies: assessed as walnut on color and grain; confirm at an unfinished point on final inspection. Secondary wood is oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#120\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51482661126422,"sku":"AMD-03559","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/Belgium_FranceInventoryContinued-9838.jpg?v=1785385848","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-french-walnut-commode-marble-top-1830","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}