Description:

A diminutive Danish Rococo parcel gilt walnut bombé commode
in the manner of Matthias Orttmann
mid 18th century

With later variegated beige marble top.

  • Provenance: Footnote:
    A related commode, bearing Orttmanns workshop stamp, is in the Kunstindustrimuseet in Copenhagen and is illustrated in H. Kreisel G. Himmelheber, Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels, Munich, 1970, vol. II, fig. 853. A pair of related commodes of similar design was part of the collection of the Prinsens Palae, the residence of Statsminister Ove Hoegh Guldberg, and appear in a painting by Wilhelm Haffner (1782). (T. Clemmensen, Danske interiortegninger fra rococo til klunketid, Copenhagen, 1951, p. 20).

    A similar example was sold Christies London, 19 May 1994, lot 164. A related commode was sold in these Rooms, Designers of Distinction, 23 February 2020, lot 199.
  • Dimensions: height 30 1/2in (77.5cm); width 27 1/2in (70cm); depth 19 1/2in (49.5cm)
  • Condition: Marble top later as stated. Structurally sound. In overall restored condition. General marks nicks, scratches, rubbing and wear. Horizontal shrinkage cracks to sides of case. Interior with later support framing. Staining to drawer linings. Probably with replacements to timber. Re-gilt. Gilding rubbed and worn. With areas of separation to joints and infilled restoration. Visible old woodworm. Pulls probably later. One key. Lock to central drawer with spring broken. Requires key inserted to stay unlocked.

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