CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE DRESSING-COMMODE
CIRCA 1760, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
With chequer-banded top, above four graduated long drawers, the top drawer fitted with divisions and six lidded-compartments, a concealed drawer fitted to the right-hand side, the canted angles decorated with carved gothic tracery on bracket feet, red-painted Ford Inventory No. 50-A, the drawer previously with slide, mirror and further divisions
34 in. (86 cm.) high; 51 ¼ in. (130.5 cm.) wide; 26 ½ in. (67 cm.) deep

Provenance

Property from the Estate of Anita O'Keeffe Young, Sotheby's, New York, 10-12 October 1985, lot 576.

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Lot Essay

Whilst it has not been possible to attribute this commode it is interesting to note that it exhibits a number of features frequently associated with Thomas Chippendale's workshop including the handle pattern and various constructional traits: such as the use of red wash to the structural timbers, laminated block construction to the feet, contemporary transit tacks and remnant of central transit label to underside. The presence of these distinctive features, in combination with the overall quality of the design, construction and workmanship raises the possibility that it may have been produced by a cabinet-maker who had either been exposed to or trained in Chippendale's workshop.

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