THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CORNER CUPBOARD
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
With bowfront moulded top with brass carrying-handle above a tambour door enclosing a shelf, on square tapering legs with foliate angle- brackets and block feet, the reverse with depository label
30¼ in. (77 cm.) high; 21¾ in. (55 cm.) wide; 14½ in. (37 cm.) deep

Provenance

Norman Adams, from whom bought by the present owner February 1980.

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

Such French fashioned corner furnishings also harmonised with the lady's 'tambour writing table' with taper legs, such as that designed by Thomas Shearer and illustrated in The Cabinet-Maker's London Book of Prices, 1788 (pl. 13).

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