CIRCA 1765

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DRESSING CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
CIRCA 1765
The serpentine fronted top with crossbanded edge over a drawer fitted with a felt-lined slide and a compartmented interior above three graduated drawers flanked by foliate-carved reeded pilasters, on later bracket feet with recessed casters, pulls later, later crossbanded
32¼ in. (82 cm.) high, 49½ in. (126 cm.) wide, 24½ in. (62 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Partridge, London, 1991.

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Lot Essay

The chest's scroll trusses with foliate scroll-carved sides relate to an example possibly supplied by William and Richard Gomm as part of their extensive commission for Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire (see: The late H.J. Joel, Esq., The Stud House, Childwickbury, Hertfordshire; sold Christie's, London, 1 April 1993, lot 216.)

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