Commode British, possibly attributable to Paul Saunders, probably circa 1755, serpentine leather-lined and banded top over a conforming long drawer and six short drawers, molded and fluted pilasters, molded base set with concealed casters, 31-1/2 x 54-1/4 x 26-1/4 in., good condition overall, drawer pulls replaced, scattered cracks and minor repairs to base moldings, very minor patches with color retouch at front corners, other scattered cracks, areas of color retouch, and other typical minor flaws. Notes: A closely related pair of commodes were made by William Kiplin, William Chesson and Paul Saunders for the Mansion House, London, 1752, for use in the state bedroom (see Sally Jeffrey, The Mansion House, London, 1993, pp. 165-166, fig. 128). Another related example sold Sotheby's, October 12, 1997, lot 124. Literature: F. Lewis Hinckley, Metropolitan Furniture of the Georgian Years, New York, 1988, p. 113, pl. 79 (illustrating the present commode with different handles).. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tom Devenish: The Collection - Highly Important English Furniture, New York, 24 April 2008, lot 67 good condition overall, drawer pulls replaced, scattered cracks and minor repairs to base moldings, very minor patches with color retouch at front corners, other scattered cracks, areas of color retouch, and other typical minor flaws