Lot 198

Fine Pair Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Commodes

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

French, 19th century, each with shaped marble top over a veneered and marquetry inlaid cabinet set with fine gilt bronze mounts, central door opening to shelved and rosewood lined interior, on bronze double hoof feet, each set with a thick variegated marble top, 41-1/2 x 45 x 21 in.

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia

Condition

a fine pair of cabinets in need of restoration, extensive veneer distress and repairs throughout, with significant warping and distress at cabinet doors, fine mounts with areas of verdigris, especially at skirt mounts and feetÿ