A Late 19thC French Painted Pine Commode c.1880 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus It is rare to find

It is rare to find examples such as this from this period

Initially the brand was called Mex which had been a brand of the Bowring Petroleum Co Ltd who had been taken over by Shell in 1921

" and higher quality ones signed

Getting Owen to court proved somewhat difficult

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A Late 19thC French Painted Pine Commode c.1880 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus It is rare to findOrigin: 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