Of serpentine form with three-quarter gallery and simulated marble top above an open compartment and a red-painted cupboard enclosed by a pair of doors, the sides with silvered-handles on slender cabriole legs
32¹⁄₄ in. (82 cm.) high; 19³⁄₄ in. (50 cm.) wide; 13¹⁄₂ in. (34 cm.) deep

Acquired by Giuseppe Rossi in 1956.

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This rare survival, exemplifies the tradition of Genoese 'lacca' in combination with a distinctly Genoese form. A related Genoese 'lacca' bureau-bookcase, with similar blue rococo decoration on a white ground, was sold Property from the Estate of the late Giuseppe Rossi, Sotheby's, London, 10 Mar 1999, lot 193 (£89,500); a further commode with predominantly blue decoration on a white ground was sold Christie's, New York, 21 October 2010, lot 152 ($23,750).