A GEORGE III ORMOLU MOUNTED HAREWOOD AND MARQUETRY SERPENTINE COMMODE, CIRCA 1765

Tulipwood, harewood, sycamore and marquetry with gilt bronze mounts.

The top of the serpentine commode is inlaid with a marquetry panel of musical trophy hanging from a ribbon within a foliate cartouche, flanked by sprays of ribbon tied flowers, on a background of harewood.  It has a broad cross-banded border and moulded tulipwood edge.

The doors at the front have wide, cross-banded borders and green-stained banding with Greek key ornament at the angles, the centre is veneered in dark, stained harewood inlaid in the centre of each door with a classical vase filled with flowers, with gilt bronze banding down the side of one door.  The doors open to reveal three graduated drawers with drop ring handles with circular moulded back plates.  The sides are similarly veneered and inlaid with a ribbon-tied spray of flowers.  The shaped apron with scrolling floral gilt bronze mount and the protruding angles applied with floral and foliate mounts running down to acanthus sabots.