A GEORGE II FIGURED WALNUT CHEST

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A GEORGE II FIGURED WALNUT CHEST
Cross and feather-banded overall, the rectangular quarter-veneered caddy top above a similarly inlaid brushing-slide and four long graduated drawers, one with fitted interior, and with chamferred sides, above a shaped apron, on shaped bracket feet with hidden brass castors, the feet re-veneered, the handles replaced
30 in. (76.5 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Phillips, Ipswich, 12 March, 1987, Lot 35.

Lot Essay

This boldly figured walnut chest-of-drawers is extremely unusual for two specific reasons; firstly, the distinctive serpentine apron is extremely advanced, pre-empting what is normally considered to be a feature of George III furniture of circa 1780 such as A. Hepplewhite illustrated in his The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1st Edition, 1788, pl. 32. While the feather-banded brushing-slide is a very rare and sophisticated detail.

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