A Dutch rococo parquetry bombé commode, mid 18th Century POA
A Dutch rococo parquetry bombé commode, mid 18th Century POA
A stunning mid 18th Century Dutch rococo bombé commode with exceptional quality padouk, tulipwood, laburnum, and kingwood parquetry and a shaped original antique marble top, in the manner of Matthijs Horrix.
Dutch, circa 1750
Size, approximate: 34.5 inches (88cm) high; 51.5 inches (131cm) wide; 26 inches (66cm) deep
🔶 On Consignment
A very fine example, in excellent condition with good colour and patina and recently having undergone meticulous restoration in our workshops. It is a truly elegant bombé commode, made sans traverse (meaning there is no dividing bar between the drawers) which allows for a pleasing uninterrupted outline. In fact, the bombé shape is one of the hardest forms for a cabinet maker to achieve. With its complex combination of parquetry and marquetry, this is a piece of great sophistication, the highly accomplished maker using the grain of the veneer to very best effect. Sans traverse commodes were highly sought after right across Europe in the 18th Century - the rococo design originated in France under Louis XV.
German-born Matthijs Horrix (1735-1809) was the leading cabinet-maker in The Hague and the preferred purveyor of furniture to the Stadtholder’s Court. He specialized in furniture with marquetry decoration in the French style, and even named his shop in The Hague In de commode van Parijs (In the manner of Paris).
