Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Burl Walnut Commodes
each with rectangular top above three drawers fitted with gilt-bronze rosette pulls, flanked by turned and fluted column supports, raised on tapering square feet, richly figured burl walnut veneers, one commode reworked to accommodate a pop-up television concealed within, the three drawers now configured as faux fronts, circa 1820s
height 34 1/2 inches, width 47 inches, depth 23 1/4 inches.
Provenance: A Collection from a New York City Townhouse Built by Stanford White, Interior Designed by Cullman and Kravis
Cullman & Kravis, 10/23/2007 ($78,000) sale receipt available
Karl Kemp and Associates Ltd.
Castle Sigmaringen, a Hohenzollern property, Austria Germany, circa 1820
Presents well in good overall condition, one having false drawer fronts, empty cabinet without drawers or shelving having a chip to top left corner of top drawer and the top having light foreign residue, the other being fully operational chest of drawers, top surface with cracquler and same foreign residue as other piece
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