A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TALLBOY

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TALLBOY
The rectangular moulded cavetto cornice above four graduated drawers, the lower section with three graduated drawers, on ogee bracket feet, the handles apparently original
75¾ in. (192.5 cm.) high; 43½ in. (110.5 cm.) wide; 23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 12 July 1996, lot 83.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The unusual formation of four long drawers forming the upper section of this tallboy relates to one sold by Major Eustace Robb (+), Tew Park, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, Christie's house sale, 27-29 May, 1987, lot 131. In the latter example, the upper section consists of four long drawers surmounted by two short drawers divided by a corbel drawer.

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