A GEORGE I FIGURED WALNUT CHEST

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A GEORGE I FIGURED WALNUT CHEST
Feather-banded overall, the rounded rectangular, moulded quarter-veneered and crossbanded top above a brushing-slide and four graduated long drawers, the interiors with traces of 18th Century blue paper-lining, on later bracket feet, minor restorations to veneer, the handles original
26½ in. (67.5 cm.) wide; 31 in. (79 cm.) high; 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale in these Rooms, 19 November 1987, Lot 64.

Lot Essay

Engraved handles such as these are characteristic of early Georgian design. A similar handle with quatrefoil-engraved centre is illustrated in N. Goodison, 'The Victoria and Albert Museum's Collection of Metal-Work Pattern Books', Furniture History Society Journal, Leeds, 1975, p.26 and pl. 3.

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