Louis Seize commode with Japanese Lacquer panels and marble top

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Daatselaar Fine Art & Antiques
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Name
Louis Seize commode with Japanese Lacquer panels and marble top
Measurements
Height: 95 cm, Width: 145 cm, Depth: 60 cm
Reference
DAAA100496
Colors
Black, Orange, Brown, Gold
Categories
Furniture Case Pieces & Storage Commodes & Chests Of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer Maple Wood
Periods
18th Century Antique Ca 1780
Origins
The Netherlands
Origin and period
Italian private collection
Subject
Landscape Mythological
Description
A Louis Seize commode with in the center a large Japanese lacquer panel with the image of a phoenix in flight soaring over an oriental landscape with pagoda. This panel is flanked by two panels with each a round Japanese lacquer panels with flower and foliage decoration. These round panels are framed with bows executed in maple wood.

The phoenix is a mythological creature who, when it has reached the end of its lifecycle, will build itself a nest and set it aflame. Burning both the nest and itself. From the ashes a new young phoenix is born. The phoenix represents rebirth, transformation and strength.

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