Lot Essay
Yorkshire dressers often have distinctive architectural characteristics such as pilasters, although the feature of a hidden compartment below the top, which is hinged, is most unusual.
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YORKSHIRE, CIRCA 1780
Details
A GEORGE III OAK DRESSER BASE
YORKSHIRE, CIRCA 1780
The moulded rectangular hinged top above three graduated drawers flanked by fluted pilasters and fielded cupboards, with moulded sides and block feet, the top drawer false
32 ¼ in. (82 cm.) high; 74 ¾ in. (190 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
YORKSHIRE, CIRCA 1780
The moulded rectangular hinged top above three graduated drawers flanked by fluted pilasters and fielded cupboards, with moulded sides and block feet, the top drawer false
32 ¼ in. (82 cm.) high; 74 ¾ in. (190 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Roger Warner Collection; sold Christie's, South Kensington, 20-21 January 2009, lot 151.
Literature
R. Warner, Memoirs of a Twentieth Century Antique Dealer, RFS, 2003, p. 103, fig. 47.
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Yorkshire dressers often have distinctive architectural characteristics such as pilasters, although the feature of a hidden compartment below the top, which is hinged, is most unusual.