The commode is made with marquetry on a satinwood ground with ormolu decoration. The carcass is made of mahogany, oak and pine, and is veneered with satinwood and then inlaid with many exotic woods.

From left-right: 18th-century silver epergne, maker Thomas Pitts; French ormolu candelabra showing one of a pair; Pewter tankard 1850; piece from the porcelain tea and coffee service, made by John ...