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Commode
French
about 1745
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Wood; stone
Dimensions
80.96 cm (31 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2514
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionMark: Chateau de Choisy. Serpentine, oblong, black japanning, two drawer, front and back panels decorated with chinoiserie figures, terraces etc. Gilt bronze shoulder appliques. Four foliated drawer handles. Sabots on three-quarter round short legs.
InscriptionsGummed paper label fragment on top: "Sears / ? Commode"
ProvenanceJacques Helft and Co., New York (dealers); 15 April 1945, purchased by Forsythe Wickes, New York