Louis XV style ormolu mounted and Japanese black lacquer commode, 19th century, in the manner of Jean Desforges, breche d'Alep marble top of serpentine outline, above two drawers decorated with a seascape and scrolling foliate encadrements, raised on cabriole legs with sabots, height 81 cm, width 94 cm, depth 37 cm. Provenance: Ros Palmer Antiques, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney