Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode 1820

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A fine antique hand-painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820.
This very finely antique Venetian with … Read more A fine antique hand-painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820.
This very finely antique Venetian with a golden saffron yellow body & hand-painted & gilded commode having a serpentine shaped top, with floral garlands & painted 'basket-weave' designs, the bombe shaped body having painted scrolled panels with corresponding decoration. The commode has three drawers with scrolled and scalloped shaped gilded borders, each drawer with the original twin bronze rococo handles, the commode is raised on carved & gilded cabriole legs with a scalloped apron to the front & sides.
Condition is very good, the painted and gilt decoration is all present & original, some light expected rubbing, the drawers run smooth, a very fine early 19th century painted Venetian commode ready to grace your home.
The commode was last purchased in the early 1990's for $6,500 from a reputable antique dealer in Charleston South Carolina. See less