A GEORGE II WALNUT AND CHECQUER-STRUNG KNEEHOLE DRESSING CHEST

CIRCA 1740

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A GEORGE II WALNUT AND CHECQUER-STRUNG KNEEHOLE DRESSING CHEST
CIRCA 1740
The hinged top enclosing a fully fitted interior with mirror over a false drawer and kneehole cupboard with drawers, flanked by two banks of three drawers, the side with a hinged writing drawer, on bracket feet, the underside of the base with ink inscription F... BRIGGS.....SHEFFIELD
31 in. (79 cm.) high, 34 in. (86.5 cm.) wide, 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep

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Acquired from Malcolm Franklin, Chicago.

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The base bears an inscription 'F. Briggs...Sheffield' which appears to be that of the maker. While no Briggs has been identified working in Sheffield, a number of cabinet-makers of this name are recorded by the 19th century.