Lot 19
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A GEORGE II WALNUT DRESSING-TABLE OR 'LOWBOY'

CIRCA 1730

Details
A GEORGE II WALNUT DRESSING-TABLE OR 'LOWBOY'
CIRCA 1730
The rectangular moulded quarter-veneered cross and feather-banded top above one long cross and feather-banded drawer and three conforming drawers around a shaped arch, on cabriole legs carved with husks and flanked by scrolls, the metalwork apparently original
29¼ in. (74 cm.) high; 32¼ in. (82 cm.) wide; 19¼ in. (49 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Mallam's auctioneers, Cheltenham, 1998.
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.
Sale room notice
A wing armchair featuring the same leg design was with Mallett and illustrated in their catalogue, 1995, p.19

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Lot Essay

Adam Bowett has suggested that the ovolo-moulded drawers on this dressing-table suggest a date after 1730 (Bowett, op. cit.).

The construction, carving, veneering and dimensions are so similar as the previous lot that it is almost certain that both were made in the same workshop.

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