French Louis XV style commode, early 19th century. Carved and polychromed wood with chinoiserie. Gilt bronze handle. Missing key and lock. Wear and tear due to time and use. Needs restoration. The envelope has a crack. Measurements: 78 x 92 x 45 cm. Louis XV style chest of drawers standing on four cabriole profile legs. Its front has two drawers that occupy the whole length of the front, provided with gilded bronze handles, and two smaller drawers on the upper level. All are lockable. The skirt has a mixtilinear format. The front of this chest is richly decorated with genre scenes of pagodas, landscapes, peasants, birds and vegetation inspired by traditional Asian painting. In Europe throughout the 19th century, both China and Japan were a constant source of inspiration, both for painting and for the design of furniture, interiors and decorative objects.