18th century French Commode.
Originally, in French furniture, a commode introduced about 1700 meant a low cabinet, or chest of draws at the height of the dado rail (à hauteur d'appui). A commode, made by an ebeniste (cabinet-maker ) and applied with gilt bronze mounts, was a piece of veneered case furniture much wider than it was high, raised on high or low legs and with (commode à vantaux) or without enclosing drawers. The piece of furniture would be provided with a marble slab top, selected to match the marble of the chimney piece. A commode occupied a prominent position in the room for which it was intended: it stood against the pier between the windows, in which case it would often be surmounted by a mirror glass, or a pair of identical commodes would flank the chimneypiece or occupy the center of each end wall. Bombé commodes, with surfaces shaped in three dimensions were a feature of the rococo style called "Louis Quinze" (Louis XV).
REGENCE PERIOD COMMODE
(1715 - 1723)
REGENCE PERIOD COMMODE
(1715 - 1723)
LOUIS XV PERIOD COMMODE
(1730 - 1775)
(1730 - 1775)
LOUIS XV STYLE COMMODE
(19th century)
LOUIS XV STYLE COMMODE
(Late 19th century)
