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Small commode, ca. 1765, Red painted wood and Chinese lacquer, gilt bronze, marble
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Small commode

Maker unknown · ca. 1765

Medium
Red painted wood and Chinese lacquer, gilt bronze, marble
Dimensions
Overall: 34 3/4 × 38 × 18 1/2 in. (88.3 × 96.5 × 47 cm)
Accession
1974.356.153
Credit line
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Culture
French, Paris
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