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Premier Catalog Auctions - Session I

Fri, Sep 14, 2018 09:00AM EDT
Lot 228

Directoire Parquetry Inlaid Marble Top Commode

Estimate: $400 - $600

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French, circa 1800, with original black marble top over three parquetry veneered long drawers, dovetailed construction with oak secondary, inlaid case sides and paneled back, 37 x 50-1/4 x 23-1/2 in.

 

, Provenance: Estate of Ellen Barron Adams, Dublin, Georgia

Condition

scattered veneer distress and losses, especially at case sides, typical warping, marble top with minor stains, later drawer supports, some other possible rebuilding (interior case sides with later paint), restorations to one rear leg, some probable re-veneering to drawer facings (brasses replaced), lacking escutcheon at top drawer

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