Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers 1820 Sculpture Francois Backvis (1857-1926)

Francois Backvis (1857-1926)

the body of the table having carved panels with lotus flowers

5" wide X 4

each box raised on five zoomorphic feet

He was part of the vanguard landscape tradition drawn by the area's natural beauty

Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers 1820 Sculpture Francois Backvis (1857-1926)SOLD A fine antique hand painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820. This very finely antique Venetian with a golden saffron yellow body & hand painted & gilded commode having a serpentine shaped top, with floral garlands & painted 'basket weave' designs, the bombe shaped body having painted scrolled panels with corresponding decoration. The commode has three drawers with scrolled and scalloped shaped gilded borders,