Lot 148
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AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE DRESSING-TABLE
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AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE DRESSING-TABLE

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AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE DRESSING-TABLE
The moulded shaped rectangular top above four short and one long drawer arranged around a shaped kneehole, on cabriole legs and hoof feet, the handles replaced, the kneehole drawers with show mahogany-linings
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 33 in. (84 cm.) wide; 18¼ in. (46.5 cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A related dressing-table, executed in padouk, was sold in these Rooms, 19 November 1992, lot 69 (£9,350). This shape of desk seems to have been a speciality of Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix, and the present piece may have been inspired by an example by him.

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