Lot Essay
A related serpentine chest with blind-fret canted angles, was sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 17 November 1988, lot 128.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(LOTS 45-49)
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST
Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST
Crossbanded to the front and top and inlaid with ebonised lines, the moulded rectangular serpentine top above four long graduated drawers, the chamfered angles with blind fretwork, on shaped bracket feet, restorations, the top drawer previously with a slide
36½ in. (92.5 cm.) wide; 31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Crossbanded to the front and top and inlaid with ebonised lines, the moulded rectangular serpentine top above four long graduated drawers, the chamfered angles with blind fretwork, on shaped bracket feet, restorations, the top drawer previously with a slide
36½ in. (92.5 cm.) wide; 31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep