A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BLANKET CHEST

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BLANKET CHEST
The rectangular moulded hinged top enclosing a plain interior, the sides with carrying handles, on a stepped plinth and bracket feet
25½ in. (64 cm.) high; 40½ in. (103 cm.) wide; 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep

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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

This fine mahogany deep-lidded chest on arched bracket feet corresponds to a 'Cloths Press' pattern in Thomas Chippendale'’s, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker'’s Director, 1754 (pl. XCV1). A related chest, likewise enriched with a sunk reed border, was sold by the Earl of Shaftesbury, St. Giles'’s House, Dorset, in these Rooms, 26 June 1980, lor 70.

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