Commode

Southern German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 551

The decoration, gilded carving on a milky white ground, would have corresponded closely with the carved woodwork décor of the room in which it stood, for such commodes, like console tables, were made to complement their surroundings. A French-trained architect, François de Cuvilliès (1695–1768) provided designs of similar commodes intended for Bavarian rococo palaces.

Commode, Carved, gilded and painted pinewood, gilt bronze, Southern German

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Commode, Carved, gilded and painted pinewood, gilt bronze, Southern German
Commode, Carved, gilded and painted pinewood, gilt bronze, Southern German
Commode, Carved, gilded and painted pinewood, gilt bronze, Southern German

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