Lot Essay
More commonly, the rear legs of such dressers are square in section and thus turned legs suggest an extra degree of quality.
ENGLISH, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
AN OAK DRESSER
English, late 17th Century
With three-plank top and three frieze drawers, each with twin-raised moulded panels flanked by split mouldings, the sides with fielded panels, on ring-turned legs, the left-hand drawer branded 'M' beneath, one handle replaced
78in. (198cm.) wide, 32in. (81cm.) high, 21¼in. (54cm.) deep
English, late 17th Century
With three-plank top and three frieze drawers, each with twin-raised moulded panels flanked by split mouldings, the sides with fielded panels, on ring-turned legs, the left-hand drawer branded 'M' beneath, one handle replaced
78in. (198cm.) wide, 32in. (81cm.) high, 21¼in. (54cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Timothy Wilson in the 1980s