Lot 1012
1012
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WASH-STAND
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WASH-STAND

LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE TOP ADAPTED

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WASH-STAND
LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE TOP ADAPTED
The square moulded hinged top enclosing a mahogany-lined interior, with a shaped apron and pierced sides, above a panelled drawer and a concave-sided stretcher centred by a circular moulded bowl-stand, on straight legs terminating in stepped pad feet, with a paper label to the underside 'W.E. Judge 8 East Cross Tenterden/1664', originally with a frieze drawer
33½ in. (85 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) square
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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

The 'bason stand' corresponds to a pattern in the 1760 Estimate Sketch Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster (L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 111). A related wash-stand was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 12 November 1998, lot 18 (£12,650).

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