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The commodes are constructed from deal, mahogany and oak, and veneered with West Indian satinwood and holly with rosewood bandings. The pieces feature hare-wood and burr-yew marquetry and ormolu mounts. The cabinets [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which were probably built by London cabinet-makers, John Mayhew and William Ince (act. 1758-1804), are extremely fine examples of Neo-classical craftsmanship and design.
Burlington House [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], located on London's Piccadilly, has been home to the Royal Academy of Arts since 1866. Before that it was one of the finest private residences in London.
Most of the furniture in the house was lost many years ago; among these items were a pair of semi-circular cabinets, now known as the Burlington Commodes.
The commodes were mentioned in the collection of the Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish (1793-1863) later 1st Lord Chesham. who inherited Burlington House in 1834.
In 1854 Lord Chesham sold Burlington House to the British Government as a permanent home for the Royal Academy of Arts and other cultural organisations. The cabinets stayed with the Cavendish family at Latimer, the family seat in Buckinghamshire. In 1945 John Compton Cavendish (1894-1952) 4th Baron Chesham, sold them at Sotheby's Art Auction House. At that time the sale catalogue noted that the furniture originally came from Burlington House.
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The furniture was probably manufactured for Charles' father, Lord George Cavendish (1754-1834). He occupied the house after his marriage in 1782 and commissioned a large quaintly of satinwood and marquetry furniture. When the state apartments at Burlington House were redesigned in the early 19th Century the commodes were altered. Side panels, shaped to match the re-modelled walls and skirtings typical of the period [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], were added.
Burlington House Commodes

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