Northern European Dutch Bleached Oak Commode painting and the preference for grey-blue

and the preference for grey-blue and stone-coloured painted surfaces over gilding or veneer are the defining characteristics of the Stockholm court workshops active during the 1780s and 1790s

with a central shell motif on the apron

A Near Pair of Antique Wooden Capitals

retains the slight irregularities and textural vitality that distinguish wrought from industrial production

Northern European Dutch Bleached Oak Commode painting and the preference for grey-blueNorthern European Dutch Bleached Oak Commode The moulded top, above three carved drawers with central escutheon, resting on squat ball foot, recently bleached finish Dutch, circa 1800