Lot 34
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A GEORGE II WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT DRESSING-TABLE

CIRCA 1730-40, THE LEGS LATER

Details
A GEORGE II WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT DRESSING-TABLE
CIRCA 1730-40, THE LEGS LATER
The rectangular moulded quarter-veneered cross and feather-banded associated top above three feather-banded drawers around a shaped arch, on cabriole legs with pointed feet, metalwork replaced, the front and sides reveneered
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 31½ in. (80 cm.) wide; 19¼ in. (49 cm.) deep
Provenance
Bought from Peter Gould, Halifax, 2003.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

A. Bowett notes that case furniture with carcase cockbeading, as in the present example (and also on lot 38) is likely to date no earlier than 1730 and rarely found on furniture after 1740 (A. Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740, Woodbridge, 2009, p. 100, plate 3:12).

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