Commode
possibly Coulon
Category
Furniture
Date
1750 - 1760
Materials
Wood and marble
Measurements
850 x 670 mm; 1650 mm (L)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813772
Summary
Louis XV bombe commode: shaped black marble slab top. Two deep drawers, shaped apron and supported on cabriole legs. Kingwood and tulipwood body inlaid floral marquetry with birds and cornucopine, fillets and cross banding. Rococco ormolu mounts.
Provenance
Darby collection; Christy collection.
Marks and inscriptions
P.Coulon (stamped in the four corners of the top)
Makers and roles
possibly Coulon, maker possibly Jean-Francois Coulon, ébéniste