{"product_id":"french-louis-xvi-burled-walnut-commode-original-marble-top-18th-19th-century","title":"French Louis XVI Burled Walnut Commode | Original Marble Top | 18th–19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are pieces that stop you in your tracks — and this was one of them. Sourced from a Houston estate collection, this French Louis XVI commode in richly figured thuja burl veneer arrives with hand-cut crossbanded walnut borders and fine ebony checkerboard string inlay along the top rail. Three generous drawers, each with original iron escutcheons and a working skeleton key. The reeded pilaster columns taper to elegant spade feet — a detail that places this firmly in the Louis XVI vocabulary, that late 18th century French ideal of restrained elegance before the Empire period arrived with all its drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Saint-Anne marble top — dark grey-black with white veining — sits exactly as it was made to, heavy and cool and permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen a drawer and you'll see what separates a genuine period piece from a reproduction: hand-planed interior surfaces, each one showing the slight rhythmic ridging left by a craftsman's plane. Irregular hand-cut dovetails at the corners. Secondary poplar on the case sides, darkened with age at the edges exactly as it should be. The burl veneer has developed fine age-checking — those tiny hairline cracks that only come from wood genuinely moving through seasons over 150 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a piece that announces itself. It earns your attention slowly, detail by detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks beautifully as a statement dining room sideboard, an entry hall console, or a bedroom dresser with serious presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33\"H × 51\"W × 25.75\"D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good. Age-appropriate wear consistent with a genuine period piece — minor veneer lifting at one lower corner. Marble solid with no cracks. Hardware original and intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal Dallas pickup available. DFW delivery can be arranged. Contact us for shipping quotes on longer distances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lagniappe Vintage Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49822690115823,"sku":"200","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/2357\/7327\/files\/IMG_1122_d6774748-d09e-4448-8e65-524a34302c10.jpg?v=1781818178","url":"https:\/\/lagniappevintagefinds.com\/products\/french-louis-xvi-burled-walnut-commode-original-marble-top-18th-19th-century","provider":"Lagniappe Vintage Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}