BY GEORGE OAKLEY AND HENRY KETTLE, CIRCA 1796-97

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS
BY GEORGE OAKLEY AND HENRY KETTLE, CIRCA 1796-97
With a moulded cornice above crossbanded panelled doors enclosing five trays, the base of two short and two long drawers on splayed bracket feet, labelled in top right drawer 'OAKLEY & KETTLE / UPHOLSTERERS and & Cabinet-Makers, / No. 22 / St Paul's Church Yard, / London / Goods Appraised / FUNERALS', handles replaced
81 in. (206 cm.) high; 50 in. (127 cm.) wide; 24 in. (51 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

George Oakley and Henry Kettle, both established cabinet-makers with premises on the south side of St Paul's Church Yard, entered a short-lived partnership in 1796-97. Bills survive at Saltram House, Devon (C.Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, Woodbridge, 1996, p.42 and p.356, fig.696).

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