North Italian marquetry commode, Lombardy, late 18th century, the rectangular top finely decorated with fruitwood and ebony inlay, above two long drawers similarly inlaid, raised on tapering legs, retains French retailer label, loss to the veneer, height 89 cm, width 130 cm, depth 64 cm. Provenance: Escourt Antiquaire, Paris place P. De C., cap d'Ail, a. M.. The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney