A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK-MAHOGANY DRESSING-COMMODE

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK-MAHOGANY DRESSING-COMMODE
The serpentine rectangular top above a fitted mahogany-lined drawer with a sliding green baize-lined brushing-surface, above three further serpentine-fronted long drawers, on splayed bracket feet, with two associated glass bottles, inscribed in chalk to the reverse '177' and with printed label inscribed 'T. Johnson & ... Ltd. B 34...8 BELFAST'
41¼ in. (104 cm.) wide; 35 in. (89 cm.) high; 23½ in. (59.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

W.P. Barbour, who lived circa 1977, at Coolmain Castle, Kilbrittain, County Cork, and latterly on the Isle of Man.

Lot Essay

This dressing-commode relates to a design dated 1787, and illustrated in A. Hepplewhite & Co.'s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 3rd ed., London, 1794, pl. 76. Entitled 'Dressing Drawers', the description states: 'The top drawer in which contains the necessary dressing equipage; the others are applicable to common use'.

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