Antique French Regence Carved Walnut Provincial 3 Drawer Commode Chest Lyon 1730 Sold An ancient Khurasan silver and

An ancient Khurasan silver and copper inlaid bronze inkwell

which later became the California Institute of the Arts

Since then it has been in a private collection in San Francisco

To the front of the chest there are large and deeply carved geometric devices

Charles Schneider quickly became the sole creator of the pieces

Antique French Regence Carved Walnut Provincial 3 Drawer Commode Chest Lyon 1730 Sold An ancient Khurasan silver andA good & substantial antique French Lyonnaise carved walnut Provincial three drawer commode chest, in the Regence style, Lyon, France, circa 1730. The commode being of serpentine form and having three large drawers, each drawer is carved with Rococo scrolls and shell motifs, the drawers with gilt bronze handles and escutcheons. The commode is raised on short cabriole feet, as is common with these chests from Lyon, they are larger in size and have