Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers 1820 Sold The vessel having a ground

The vessel having a ground pontil mark and marked with an etched signature "Sonja" and numbered "bP 2287"

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Herring & Copely

The box opens to reveal a writing slope with a blue velvet writing surface

below are twin ormolu handles with floral and acanthus decoration and a central floral rosette

Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers 1820 Sold The vessel having a groundSOLD A fine antique hand painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820. This very finely antique Venetian with a golden saffron yellow body & hand painted & gilded commode having a serpentine shaped top, with floral garlands & painted 'basket weave' designs, the bombe shaped body having painted scrolled panels with corresponding decoration. The commode has three drawers with scrolled and scalloped shaped gilded borders,