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Commode c.1785
Oak, mahogany, marble, gilt bronze | 95.9 x 138.4 x 56.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2596
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Rectangular breakfronted commode veneered with mahogany; fitted with centre which opens. Top with white marble slab and gilt bronze edge. Tapering fluted columns at front and fluted pilasters at back. Inset panels edged with plain gilt moulding. On four circular tapering legs.
Adam Weisweiler (c.1750-1810) was a French master ébéniste, who worked particularly closely with marchand-merciers, including Daguerre. An entry in the posthumous record of sales made by the dealer Rocheux to , taken in 1821, includes 'un meuble en acajou orne de guirlandes et Bronze cisele et dore mat dix huit Cents francs ... 1800' as part of a group of pieces sold to Francois Benois, George IVs confectioner who undertook buying trips in Paris on behalf of the King (Archives Nationale, Paris, photocopied document in Royal Collection Trust offices).Provenance
Probably acquired for George IV through Dominique Daguerre by François Benois, or perhaps from the Parisian dealer Rocheux. Previously in the Ante Room to the King's Bedroom, Carlton House.
Part of the group of furniture and furnishings restored between 1827 and 1829 for King George IV by the partnership of Morel and Seddon for the Drawing Room/Bedroom at Windsor Castle.
Nicholas Morel had formerly worked for The Prince of Wales, later George IV, on Carlton House and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Subsequently, he was commissioned to design and furnish Wyatville’s newly built apartments for the King at Windsor Castle. In order to fulfil the contract he entered into partnership with George Seddon III whose family had large and long established furniture workshops in Aldersgate Street in the City of London. -
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Medium and techniques
Oak, mahogany, marble, gilt bronze
Measurements
95.9 x 138.4 x 56.5 cm (whole object)
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