THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SMALL CHEST
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular top with moulded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers, on bracket feet with concealed wooden castors, the handles original
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 33½ in. (85 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep

Special notice

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 pattern of chest of drawers, on moulded stand with serpentine fretted brackets, featured in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754 (pl. LXXXV (85)). Other chests, with similarly flamed veneer, were sold anonymously, Christie's, South Kensington, 6 June 2001, lot 150 and Christie's, London, 19 September 2002, lot 166.

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