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

A Mid Century Rostrato Pendant

A decorative part ebonised

The rectangular folding top opening to a baise playing surface above a richly decorated frieze raised turned column with tri form base and animal foot

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