Lot 1064
1064
A GEORGE I WALNUT BACHELOR'S CHEST
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A GEORGE I WALNUT BACHELOR'S CHEST

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE I WALNUT BACHELOR'S CHEST
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular cross and featherbanded top enclosing a cross-banded mahogany-veneered interior above four featherbanded graduated drawers, on reveneered bracket feet, the handles replaced, the underside of top drawer with an armorial label for Hadlow Castle, the top and the interior reveneered, the strip above the top drawer replaced
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high; 30½. in. (77.5 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
Provenance
Hadlow Castle.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Hadlow Castle, near Tonbridge, Kent, was built circa 1835 by its owner Walter May in a Gothic style, reminiscent of William Beckford's Fonthill Abbey. Fonthill was surely the model as the tower is also octagonal in section. The Castle and its contents were sold in 1946 and all but the Tower was demolished.

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