Lot Essay
This walnut chest was probably supplied by Whytock and Reid for Balmanno Castle and is illustrated in Christopher Hussey, The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer, 1931, Fig. 35
Details
A MID-GEORGIAN WALNUT AND OAK CHEST-ON-CHEST
The moulded cornice above three short and three long graduated herringbone crossbanded long drawers, the base fitted with three further long drawers, between canted angles and oak sides, on a moulded plinth with bracket feet, possibly re-veneered
39in. (99cm) wide, 70.1/2in. (179cm) high
The moulded cornice above three short and three long graduated herringbone crossbanded long drawers, the base fitted with three further long drawers, between canted angles and oak sides, on a moulded plinth with bracket feet, possibly re-veneered
39in. (99cm) wide, 70.1/2in. (179cm) high
Provenance
William S. Miller Esq for Balmanno Castle and thence by direct descent to the present owner