A late 18th Century Directoire Mahogany Commode still life two short and one long

two short and one long

forged by hand rather than cast

A Pair of Silver Plated Candlestick Lamps in The George III Taste

crystal beading and leaves

Height:100cm Width: 131cm Depth: 60cm

A late 18th Century Directoire Mahogany Commode still life two short and one longA late 18th Century Directoire commode, the top with shaped ends above three long panelled drawers, all mounted with brass lion mask handles and crown escutcheons, between fluted column ends and all raised upon turned tapering feet. The Directoire style was essentially born of the architects and designers Charles Percier (17641838) and Pier Franois Lonard Fontaine (17621853). The Directoire Period in the arts, ran concurrently with the post Revolution