19th Century French Empire Commode with Hardware

Description

A French Empire painted commode, with marble top and brass accents, from the mid 19th century. This antique chest from … more A French Empire painted commode, with marble top and brass accents, from the mid 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top which rests above a case which houses four graduated drawers (top drawer is hidden within the top frieze), flanked within rounded column-style front side posts with solid brass wrapped accents. The three lower drawers are each fitted with a pair of nice round brass pulls, and an elaborately decorated escutcheon within their center. The skirt is cleanly molded and this piece is presented upon a pair of thickly rounded column legs at front and block legs at rear. The finish is a blue color with grey mixed within it and black columns, which work well within the black marble top. Please note that there are some scratches to the marble top, which can be viewed in the additional images. This mid 19th century French Neoclassic Empire chest-of-drawers is a versatile case piece which would work well in many rooms; offering great storage within and a place for desired objects to be prominently displayed atop. less