Commode

Delorme, Adrien Faizelot, c. 1750

This commode is veneered with panels of lacquer removed from a piece of Chinese furniture, probably a screen or chest. Bending the lacquer so that it could be adhered to the curved surface of the commode was not easy. The commode is an example of chinoiserie, a European style that incorporated Chinese materials and motifs. The gilt-bronze mounts are devoid of Chinese elements.

  • Artwork typefurniture, case furniture, commode
  • Object numberBK-16652
  • Dimensionsheight 89.5 cm x width 158.5 cm x depth 68.5 cm, width 158.5 cm x depth 54.0 cm
  • Physical characteristicseikenhout, belijmd met lakwerk en diverse houtsoorten, monturen van verguld brons, blad van brèche d'Alep marmer