IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1765, CONFIGURATION OF DRAWERS IN CENTRAL BASE SECTION ALTERED FROM TWO SHORT AND TWO LONG DRAWERS,

The architectural bookcase with its simple glazed bars and triangular pediment compares to a 1753 design in Thomas Chippendale's Director of 1754, pl.LX, in what Christopher Gilbert refers to as the 'vernacular tradition' of the young cabinet-maker. The cabinet displays fine cabinet-making techniques that were employed by Chippendale, such as concave quarter-round fillets in the drawers, not to mention the fine quality of timber used. As such, it is conceivable that this may have been made in his workshop.

A similarly conceived breakfront with broken pediment and nine-paned doors but with cut-corner panelled base was sold, the Property of a Gentleman, Christie's London, 12 November 1998, lot 167 (£36,700).