CIRCA 1755, ATTRIBUTED TO THE DUMFRIES CABINET-MAKER, POSSIBLY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

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A GEORGE II PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS
CIRCA 1755, ATTRIBUTED TO THE DUMFRIES CABINET-MAKER, POSSIBLY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
With two doors, above two short and one long drawer, on bracket feet
74 in. (188 cm.) high; 51½ in. (131 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This linen press is similar to a group of restrained mahogany pieces of furniture at Dumfries House, Scotland, that are almost certainly by the same, unidentified maker, referred to as the 'Dumfries House cabinet-maker'. The characteristics associated with this maker and found on this piece include a superb choice of mahogany, red wash on the underside, and a handle used by Thomas Chippendale on furniture supplied by him to other houses. For a full discussion on the 'Dumfries House cabinet-maker' see the introduction to the Christie's Dumfries House catalogue, Volume II.

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