1850 Australian Cedar Commode Chair with Black Upholstery
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An Australian cedar, black upholstered commode chair, c.1850, height 93 cm
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- Commode - The word "commode" when used to describe an item of furniture, has three usuages:
1. As used to describe an item of English furniture, it refers to what is euphemistically called a 'night table', that is a small cabinet concealing a chamber pot.
2. In its 18th century French usuage it describes a low and highly decorated chest of drawers for salons and reception rooms. A bombe commode is a commode with rounded sides and front, giving the chest a somewhat swollen look.
3. It is also used to denote a half round or serpentine shaped cabinet, with panelled doors, standing on legs. They were pieces on which the cabinetmaker lavished his most accomplished art, with rich veneers, marquetry inlays, gilt mounts and other ornamentation.
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chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
- commode chairs 14
- kauri timber 223
- chairs, singles / pairs / threes, timber - cedar 268
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