Very impressive old antique French style Swedish commode in good original condition, with three drawers. This piece has many fine details to look at, so please take a good enlarged look at all of the images. I believe this item dates from around the 1930-50's period & it has just been lightly polished. There is probably a bit more fade on the left hand side, but it's not really worth stripping & polishing to make it entirely consistent. The original marble top has some beautiful graining to it, with a great colour & is in perfect condition. This commode is made up from many different woods & most of the more exotic woods incorporated within the various marquetries I'm not that knowledgeable about. I can see rosewood, walnut, kingwood, satinwood & satin birch. There is so much intricate detail that the more you look the more you discover. There are also lots of brass mounts, handles, feet & fittings.

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These particular antique Chaise Longues of this quality & shape are becoming quite hard to find. This one is early Victorian or possibly William 1V, which means it dates from around the 1840 period. It's solid mahogany with a lovely shaping & very good carvings (Please enlarge all the images to appreciate all the details). This chaise sits on boldly turned legs, under which are the original white porcelain casters. The brass cup of one of these casters has snapped off since bringing it to the shop, but we will get this fixed before it's delivered or collected. The only thing is, it may delay final delivery by a week or two, because I want to make sure it's done properly. This Chaise Longue has been polished & re-upholstered in a good quality fairly neutral coloured fabric.

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This very impressive pair of Bergere armchairs are amazing quality & are in lovely original condition. They have just been recovered & are very comfortable, because the cushions are generously filled with feathers. These armchairs are Swedish & are Satin Birch, with wonderful carving all over. Please look at all of the images to appreciate the details. They have very generous proportions, with carved scroll over arms & hairy paw feet. I think they date from around the 1930's period. Satin Birch is one of my favourite woods, because it has a lovely glow to it. These chairs still have the original cane, which is still in good condition & is double cane all over.

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This beautiful pair of commodes could be used as bedsides or in the living room as side pieces. They are very impressive & the marquetry in the middle is particularly good quality. I think they are predominately Kingwood, with Kingwood or walnut parquetry & some fine inlays. The central floral marquetry panels contain many different exotic woods, which in turn are laid on to burr walnut panels. This is all very colourful & beautifully done. The marble tops are also in good original condition & the colourful veins are splendid. There are two drawers on each piece. The handles, mounts & escutcheons are all gilt bronze. These commodes are antique French style & I would say they date to around the 1930-50's period.

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