Lot 332
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AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY BLANKET CHEST
AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY BLANKET CHEST

CIRCA 1740

Details
AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY BLANKET CHEST
Circa 1740
The rectangular panelled hinged top above a long drawer, the base with a central lion mask issuing acanthus trails, the sides carved with a scallop shell, on acanthus-headed slightly cabriole legs with stylized hairy paw feet
44in. (112cm.) high, 51in. (129.5cm.) wide, 25in. (65cm.) deep
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 4 March 1994, lot 243.

Lot Essay

This well-carved blanket chest relates most closely to an example sold from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Laidlaw, Somerton, Castleknock, Co.Dublin, sold Christie's house sale at Castlegar, 24-25 May 1988, lot 149.