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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHESTS
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHESTS

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHESTS
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Each with a shaped rectangular crossbanded top above two short and two graduated long drawers with later brass handles, on ogee bracket feet
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 41½ in. (106 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Bought from F. J. McCarthy, Nottinghamshire in 1993.
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

Several examples of the same pattern of commode were often intended for bedroom apartments, with one commode placed in each of the apartment's rooms. The pair of sycamore chests supplied to John, 4th Earl Poulett for Hinton House, Somerset and recently sold by Giorgo Marsan and Umberta Nasi, Christie's, London, 12-13 December 2007, lot 99 (£162,500) are examples of this arrangement.

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