A Late 19thC French Painted Pine Commode c.1880 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus probably Dutch/Flemish due to the

probably Dutch/Flemish due to the way the hand-painted scene to the hinged top is depicted

There is some light misshaping to the metal extremities though the fronds are easily bent back in place and two fronds have some surface scratching to them where some paint has been removed

The signs of the Zodiac

graceful in form and outline

A Late 19thC French Painted Pine Commode c.1880 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus probably Dutch/Flemish due to theOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 33. 5 Width: 52 Depth: 24 Of desirable roomy proportions and being very decorative, the late nineteenth century painted pine chest of drawers or commode in the Empire style and in a later distressed painted finish in aged white with charcoal being used to pick out the feet, moulding and top; the whole comprising of three short and two graduated long drawers, each with lion