拍品 188
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AN OAK TALLBOY, WELSH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN OAK TALLBOY, WELSH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN OAK TALLBOY, WELSH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the upper section with a moulded cornice and blind fret frieze, above three small and three long drawers between canted fret carved angles, the lower section with a slide and three graduated long drawers, on bracket feet -- 44in. (112cm.) wide, 75in. (191cm.) high, 22in. (56cm.) 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.

拍品專文

This tallboy shows the characteristics of much Welsh furniture from this period with brown, straight grained, sessile oak used as the "show wood" in the drawer fronts and surrounding framework; the use of the darker, more irregular and knotted pedunculate oak, common to the hill slopes of Wales, is used in the sides. Pine is the major secondary wood used.

Interestingly, the fretwork on the front and sides below the cornice shows the hand of two woodworkers. The side pieces have been made by a less experienced worker, probably an apprentice, and are noticeably less proficient in detail than the more expert front section and canted angle carvings.