Night commode
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Purpleheart, rosewood, mahogany, gilt-metal, marble
Measurements
80 x 43 x 33 cm
Place of origin
France
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Arlington Court, Devon
NT 985936
Summary
A mahogany, purpleheart, rosewood and parquetry night commode or 'table de nuit', French, circa 1880. Gilt-metal mounted and with breche d'Alep marble top mounted with a three-quarter brass gallery, the sides with parquetry lattice design panels and pull-out slides, the front with a frieze drawer and a tambour shutter door, on square tapering legs terminating in brass sabots.