ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1770

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1770
The rectangular top with channelled edge above four graduated drawers on shaped bracket feet, one drop handle replaced, one lock inscribed in ink 'Fawley'
35 in. (89 cm) high; 35 ½ in. (90 cm) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm) deep

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Lot Essay

The distinctive foot, with plinth base, on this chest-of-drawers was used by Thomas Chippendale on a secretaire-bookcase supplied to Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt. in 1764 and on a secretaire-cabinet supplied for Paxton House, Berwickshire circa 1775 (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, vol. II, figs. 87 and 91). His design for a 'Desk & Bookcase' (pl. 112) in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762 has a foot of similar form, carved with foliage and rockwork.
The construction of the tops of the drawer wells to enable the drawers to run smoothly, is also a characteristic of Chippendale.

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