Commode (Chest of Drawers)
Attributed to
André-Louis Gilbert
(French, 1749−1809)
Dateca. 1775
MediumMarquetry, ivory, tulipwood border, mounts of gilt bronze and marble on oak
Dimensions33 7/8 x 45 5/8 x 20 1/2 in. (86 x 115.9 x 52.1 cm)
Credit LineHenry Clay Frick Bequest
Accession number1918.5.38
Collection HistoryMr. and Mrs. Robert Hollond, Wonham, Devonshire. Auctioned on premises, under the direction of Mrs. John Hollond, by Osborn & Mercer, December 15–21, 1916, Lot 630. Duveen, 1916. Frick, 1918.
Source: Furniture in The Frick Collection: Italian and French Renaissance, French 18th and 19th Centuries (Pt. I). Volume V. New York: The Frick Collection, 1992.
