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COMMODE, 19th century French Louis Philippe figured walnut with four long drawers, gilt metal mounts and St Annes grey marble top, 129cm x 56cm x 95cm H.

HALL COMMODE, 76cm H x 93cm W x 38cm D, English mahogany, circa 1890, in Directoire style with brass gallery above five drawers.

A Victorian mahogany step commode, width 44cm, depth 68cm, height 66cm**CONDITION REPORT**PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

An early 19th century mahogany commode, width 124cm, depth 57cm, height 82cm**CONDITION REPORT**PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A 19th century mahogany hinge top commode stool, together with a Victorian walnut piano stool, an early 20th century oak bobbin turned nest of three occasional tables. (3)

A 19th Century Mahogany bed step/ commode, 47.5cm tall

An old walnut and cane commode stool, 58.5cm wide.

A GEORGE II PROVINCIAL WALNUT CORNER CHAIR mid 18th century, with twin vase shaped splats, over a square drop-in seat, with a commode beneath, on a cabriole front leg and turned rear legs, 80cm high x 78cm wide x 68cm deep

WHITE FINE FURNITURE: A WALNUT SERPENTINE FRONTED COMMODE 20th Century, with bold side brackets and fitted three drawers with heavy brass handles, on shaped front feet, 80cm high x 145cm wide x 55cm deep From the collection of an International Designer

A MAHOGANY TRAYTOP COMMODE OF GEORGIAN STYLE 20th Century, the top with handle cut-outs, pair of panelled doors and single drawer under, on square legs, 79cm high x 48cm squareProperty from Lackington Mill, Dorset

18th Century Italian ebonised walnut commode, the rectangular top with projecting corbels above four long graduated drawers raised on a stepped plinth, 137cm wide, 69cm deep, 114cm high

20th century French commode chest, of bombe form, in lilac, with gilt metal drawer fronts and handles, fitted two short over two long drawers, raised on out-splayed feet with gilt sabots, 122cm wide, 90cm high, 59cm deep

Late 19th Century French commode chest, the rectangular top above an inlaid frieze and three long drawers inlaid with swags above tapering supports, 97cm wide, 51cm deep, 89cm high

A set of Victorian mahogany library steps or step commode, 65cm high, 46.5cm wide, 70.5cm deep

A Victorian commode

A Louis XV style Kingwood type commode, serpentine marble top on a bombe shaped commode with gilt mounted handles on two drawers and canted corners, above a carved apron, raised on cabriole legs. 77cm H x 73cm W x 37cm D

A Louis XV revival Kingwood type commode, serpentine marble top on a bombe shaped commode with gilt mounted handles on two short over one long drawer and canted corners, above a carved apron, raised on Cabriole leg. 77cm H x 87cm W x 43cm D

MARBLE TOP INLAID COMMODE

COMMODE, 19th French Louis Philippe faded mahogany with five long drawers, St Anne's marble top and silvered mounts, 122cm W x 57cm D x 93cm H.

COMMODE, 19th century French traditionally grey painted with four long drawers, 104cm x 57cm x 94cm H.

An upholstered nursing chair together with a commode

AN OAK DROP LEAF TEA TROLLEY, two painted double door cabinets, an Edwardian commode, a marbleized pedestal plinth, top measurements 40cm squared x height 76cm, and footstool on casters (6)

VICTORIAN SERPENTINE FRONT STEP COMMODE

A French marquetry inlaid mahogany serpentine petite commode, width 61cm, depth 38cm, height 76cm

A Louis XV design gilt metal mounted aquamarine lacquered chestnut bombe commode, width 114cm, depth 66cm, height 84cm.

A Victorian mahogany step commode, width 49cm, depth 69cm, height 69cm

An early 19th century Baltic region burr wood commode, with rectangular top and lyre shaped sides, fitted four drawers on bracket feet, W.137cm D.61cm H.95cm

A South German walnut and cut pewter inlaid commode and matching tabernacle, second quarter 18th century, the upper section with serpentine front, central door flanked by seven drawers, the lower bowfront section with three long drawers, all inlaid with blue and black stained marquetry scrollwork, the sides inset with panels of flowers in vases, raised on pad feet, W.113cm D.57cm H.150cm

A circa 1800 Mahogany Commode having two false drawers to the front, the lid and upper front simulated double doors section lifting to reveal the purpose, 25 1/2'' x 20'' approx. x 27 1/2'' high and having a drop brass carrying handle to either side.

A pair of silver painted stools, 45cm dia, together with a black painted commode chest (3)

A commode chair complete with chamber pot and lid.

A pair of French burr walnut serpentine front bedside commode chests, 18th century, with walnut crossbanding, three drawers, ormolu mounts, raised on splayed legs, 87cm high, 52cm wide, 36cm deepPlease refer to department for condition report

A French Louis XV style kingwood bombe commode with marble top, circa 1890, ormolu mounts and marquetry inlay, two drawers, raised on cabriole legs, 85cm high, 111cm wide, 53cm deepPlease refer to department for condition report

A Louis XV style mahogany commode, by Saridis, white marble top above three short drawers and two long, reeded columns, raised on tapering feet to brass caps, 85cm high, 132cm wide, 51cm deep Please refer to department for condition report

Lloyd loom style linen basket along with commode cupboard with chessboard top

AN ANTIQUE COMMODE CHAIR

A late 18thC/early 19thC oak box commode, the hinged lid with a ceramic insert above a shaped apron, on square tapering legs, 50cm wide.

A French walnut commode, the serpentine front fitted three long drawers, 94.5cm wide CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

An antique commode with tray top, together with a Pembroke table

MARBLE TOP INLAID COMMODE

GUSTAVIAN STYLE COMMODE, traditionally grey painted, silvered handles and three long drawers, 84cm W x 47cm D x 82cm H.

COMMODE, painted, French Directoire style, breche violette marble top above three long drawers and silvered metal mounts, 130cm x 55cm x 90cm H.

A Victorian vintage commode chair by Carters Ltd.

A 19th century French mahogany marble top commode, width 121cm depth 56cm height 94cm

A George III mahogany commode, altered, width 50cm depth 39cm height 48cm

Two assorted storage boxes/ commode, largest measures approx 20 inches tall 17.5" depth 22 inches wide

An 18th century mahogany step commode (minus tambour front); tray top style gallery above pull-out step and square legs (56cm wide x 45.5cm deep x 76cm high)

An early 20thC French kingwood bombe Commode, the marble top upon two crossbanded drawers, all fitted with ormulu mounts, all raised on somewhat cabriole legs, W 63cm x D 33cm x H 79cm.

A George III Mahogany and Marquetry-Inlaid Bedside Commode, late 18th century, the tray top above two inlaid cupboard doors and sliding commode drawer below with a wavy shaped apron, on stile feet53cm by 46cm by 74cm

A Victorian Satinwood and Polychrome Painted Serpentine Shape Commode, late 19th/early 20th century, in Neo-Classical style, the top richly painted with flower garlands, swags and oval pendants above two shaped drawers and a shaped apron, on cabriole legs110cm by 48cm by 80cmProvenance: By repute, from the Hickleton Hall Sale, March 1947

A Pair of Milanese Neoclassical Walnut and Marquetry-Inlaid Commodes, in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, each with verde antico marble slabs above three long drawers richly inlaid with shells, leaves and urns issuing flowers, on turned tapering legs93cm by 43cm by 88cmProvenance: By repute, from the Swinton Park Sale, May 1947One commode with a later marble top - this marble is in good condition. Carcass/drawer construction etc is 20th century. Some fading to drawer fronts and some minor natural? splits throughout (see images). Commode two - with older marble top which has various chips throughout. One of the corners has been repaired and there are some small losses to the drawer fronts. Further natural? small splits (see images).

An oak cabinet; an oak stick stand; a step commode and an oak two tier table (4)

A French Louis XV style kingwood and marquetry small two drawer commode, circa 1900, with ormolu mounts beneath a Scagliola marble top on cabriole legs, height 77cm, width 59cm, depth 37.5cm.The key is slightly misshapen, with no other apparent damage or woodworm, the ormolu mount is present, please see extra images.

A French provincial oak commode, mid 20th century, fitted three long drawers, on scroll feet, height 85.5cm, width 101cm, depth 45cm.

A Continental mahogany commode, 19th century, four graduated drawers85 x 83 x 49cm

Victorian mahogany commode with pot, which turns into Library steps

A new disabled push along chair/commode

An Italian third quarter 18th century figured walnut and amaranth line-inlaid serpentine commodeVenetianOf arc-en-arbalete outline, the top with a line-inlaid surround and an ogee moulded edge, above two short and two long drawers, flanked by serpentine tablet-inlaid angles, with shaped ends, on four scroll carved and husk clasped squat cabriole legs, with shaped and scrolled aprons carved with rocaille and foliage centred by a shell, with an old paper label to the reverse with indistinct inscriptions: 'SIGNOR FRANCESCO...(?) ...(?) ... PICCOLA...(?)', 159cm wide x 71cm deep x 85cm high, (62 1/2in wide x 27 1/2in deep x 33in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceBy family repute, the present lot was very likely purchased in either Italy or Spain by the maternal grandmother of the vendor.The former, who was herself of split Scottish, Spanish and Italian origins, married an Italian naval officer during the interwar period, and from the 1930s onwards they lived together in Italy and Spain.The mother of the vendor of the offered commode, who re-located permanently to London during the 1960s, inherited it following the death of her father, the aforementioned naval officer.As a result of this, the piece was soon after shipped from the family flat in Madrid to England, at about which time it is also believed to have undergone some sympathetic restoration.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A French late 19th century ormolu mounted bois satine and rosewood bombe serpentine commode made by Francois Linke (1855-1946) for Maison Kriegerafter the celebrated model by Charles CressentThe thick marble top with a raised ogee moulded edge, above two long drawers inlaid sans traverse with quarter veneered shaped tablets, mounted with a sans traverse cartouche comprised of foliate and rocaille adorned C-scrolls, the lower shaped drawer mounted with a dressed monkey seated upon a knotted tightrope held aloft by a pair of opposing children, flanked by keeled angles with elaborate volute scroll, beaded, floral, cabochon embedded and acanthus embellished espagnolettes with feathered headdresses, on chute mounted and faceted cabriole legs terminating in foliate wrapped sabots, each end with half veneered shaped panels mounted with a dog walking on its hind legs upon a knotted tightrope below two opposing children each seated on a pedestal, the boy playing a flute and the girl playing a tambourine, the reverse with an ink stamp which reads: 'KRIEGER, 74 RUE DU FAUBOURG-SAINT-ANTOINE, PARIS' 162cm wide x 69cm deep x 97cm high, (63 1/2in wide x 27in deep x 38in high)Footnotes:A virtually identical commode to the offered lot, sold Bonhams, London, 24 September 2014, The Contents of Count and Countess Martignone's Milanese and Genoese Properties, lot 83. Whilst a pair of similar commodes by Francois Linke, circa 1900, sold Christie's, London, 29 November 2016, Opulence: 19th Century Furniture, lot 255. Other comparables of this type include: one offered Sotheby's, Paris, 23 June 2021, Important Mobilier, lot 43; a similar commode sold Christie's, London, 15 April 2011, lot 158; one sold Christie's, London, 28 October 2014, lot 18; and a loosely related variant of rectilinear outline, which was made by Jules Allard et Fils, sold Christie's, New York, 18 April 2013, The Opulent Eye, lot 244. Another closely related commode, albeit one attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, sold Sotheby's, 19th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts, 24 October 2012, New York, Lot 271.An important commode, which is arguably the closest to the present, is illustrated in C. Payne, Francois Linke, 1855-1946, The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, 2003, Woodbridge, pl. 217, p. 201. It is both interesting and significant to note that Payne describes this featured example as: 'most probably an early Linke piece made for Krieger'. This would evidently be of particular relevance since the above is stamped for Krieger whilst being associated (as we have already seen) so unequivocally to the aforementioned Linke models, meaning that it would seem to be highly likely that these are ultimately from the same source.A further conforming version, which appears in P. Kjellberg, Le Meuble Francais et Europeen du Moyen Age a nos Jours, p. 490, fig. 562, is evidently another instance of such a piece having been produced by Linke for the Krieger firm. Kjellberg even goes on to reference an additional copy of this Cressent type which exists in the form of an old black and white photographic print amongst those accumulated in the Francois Linke archives. However unfortunately no glass negative or cliche remains for this specific item.Both Payne and Kjellberg posit that this was not a 'one-off' situation and that Linke, on a number of occasions in fact, provided furniture for what was by that time the renowned, successful and indeed flourishing Maison Krieger enterprise. Consequently it seems logical to assume that the offered commode, as with the two previous, was executed by Linke during his early period, at a time before he is known to have signed his creations from circa 1896 onwards. This argument is reinforced by the absence of any glass negative. The amassing of glass negatives was a modus operandi that Linke only began to develop in the last few years of the 1890s. Up to that point, the sole priorities were the fulfilment of his clients' various requirements and the establishment of his business, so there had been no need for the cabinet maker to take photographs of his output at all. Also this practice would have necessitated more money, more time and, perhaps most importantly, the employment of more personnel at a time when the whole operation, despite its relentless growth, was still relatively small. Alternatively it may be possible that at a later date Linke retrospectively obtained the original photographic print from Krieger, seeing as the former's continued to expand at an even more rapid rate following his successes at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Although of course there is no way of knowing this for certain.Charles Cressent (1685-1768)All of these comparables represent a masterful interpretation of the original early Rococo 'Commode aux Singes', circa 1745, made by one of the most celebrated cabinet makers working in 18th century France, Charles Cressent. They are indicative of a skilful re-invigoration of this important model. This championing of a major antecedent occurred at a time when such reverence and respect for the past, and in particular for the golden age of French furniture, was arguably at the height of fashion during the final two decades of the 19th century.There are apparently a total of eight 18th century variants of the 'Commodes aux Singes' by Cressent. These include two at Waddesdon Manor, two at Lisbon's Museu Gulbenkian, one housed at the Louvre and another with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, D. Alcouffe, Furniture Collections in the Louvre, 1993, Dijon, fig. 40 and pp.'s 128-9. The sculptural use of ormolu mounts which can be seen on all of these appears to be a recurrent element throughout Cressent's oeuvre and can be explained by an assessment of the early part of his artistic career. He had in fact trained as a sculptor before marrying the widow of a cabinetmaker and subsequently taking over the workshop following the latter's death.Cressent was a vital figure involved in both the dawn and early development of the Rococo in the French decorative arts, and this is evidenced by the design of the present lot which appears to bridge the gap between the Regence and Louis XV styles. Such pieces produced by Cressent served to inspire future cabinet makers, not only in the 18th century but also during the second half of the 19th century, and even into the very beginning of the subsequent century. As already noted, among those most influenced were Francois Linke and Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener (1849-1895).LiteratureC. Payne, Francois Linke, 1855-1946, The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, 2003, Woodbridge.P. Kjellberg, Le Meuble Francais et Europeen du Moyen Age a nos Jours, 2011.D. Alcouffe, French Collections in the Louvre, Vol. 1, 1993, Dijon.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A large and imposing George III mahogany commode attributed to a St. Martin's Lane of London cabinet maker1770-1785, probably the forerunner to a design by Thomas ShearerThe large inverted breakfront central bank of drawers of serpentine form, the overhanging half-veneered top with an ogee moulded edge, above four long graduated oak-lined drawers flanked by two smaller banks totalling eight drawers, each bank comprising four short graduated oak-lined drawers, over a reverse ogee moulded plinth base, on shaped ogee bracket feet, the Rococo handles are 18th century, 164cm wide x 67cm deep x 106cm high, (64 1/2in wide x 26in deep x 41 1/2in high)Footnotes:The present lot appears to be closely comparable to a design by Thomas Shearer from his 1788 publication, 'Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices', which is illustrated in R. Fastnedge, Shearer Furniture Designs, 1962, London, pl. 17, fig. 1 & p.22. This same drawing also appears replicated in the Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, compiled by E. White, 2000, Woodbridge, pl. 20 fig. 1, p.185. The offered commode has certain characteristics which have traditionally been solely associated with the documented output of Thomas Chippendale's workshop, especially during the third quarter of the 18th century. Two examples of these elements which are evident on the present chest are the use of red wash to the secondary timbers in parts, as well as the incorporation of 'stacked' or 'laminated blocking' to the bracket feet.However, following research undertaken in more recent years, it appears to have been the case that a number of cabinet makers operating in England during the second half of the 18th century employed many of the same or similar constructional features as Thomas Chippendale. At that time the vast majority of such firms, which were producing fashionable furniture to an extremely high standard largely but not exclusively for a wealthy and/or noble clientele, were located on St. Martin's Lane in London (or at least within its immediate environs). Aside from Chippendale, it is recorded that cabinet makers and 'upholsterers' as prominent and historically important as William Hallett, John Channon, William and John Linnell, William Vile and John Cobb, Benjamin Goodison and James Paine had their businesses located in this historically renowned area of the city. Another aspect of this striking commode is the exceptional quality of its densely grained mahogany timber which is particularly notable with regard to the half veneered top. Whilst the top itself, with its strikingly overhanging rear ends, elegant shaping overall and lovely moulded edge, is certainly reminiscent of some of Chippendale's finest output of the 1760s and 1770s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com