Lot 711
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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND AMARANTH SMALL COFFER-ON-STAND
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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND AMARANTH SMALL COFFER-ON-STAND

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND AMARANTH SMALL COFFER-ON-STAND
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular domed hinged top enclosing a cedar-lined interior, above a cedar-lined drawer with removable cedar divisions, the stand enclosing a cedar-lined drawer on square legs with brass caps and leather castors, the sides of the coffer and stand with carrying-handles with quatrefoil backplates
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 19¼ in. (49 cm. ) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm. ) deep
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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

A related small satinwood coffer with matching stand or dressing-case on stand, fitted with compartments and implements for a gentleman's coiffure is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, no. W.29-1939 and illustrated in M. Tomlin, Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture, London, 1982, p. 164, no. T/2.

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