A GEORGE I BLACK LACQUER AND GILT CHINOISERIE DECORATED CHEST ON STAND, CIRCA 1720

A GEORGE I BLACK LACQUER AND GILT CHINOISERIE DECORATED CHEST ON STAND CIRCA 1720159cm high, 109cm wide, 60cm deep For a chest on stand of the same date and of closely related form but in plain walnut, see Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740, Antiques Collectors Club, 2009, page 116, plate 3:41. For a George I japanned chest on stand incorporating similar but less refined decoration, see Doyle, New York, Important English & Continental Furniture and Decorations/Old Master Paintings, 26th October 2011, Lot 284 ($10,625). Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Various old splits and chips. Some areas of decoration possibly refreshed. Various flaking, losses and chips to surface. Some splits to drawer linings. Handles and escutcheons are likely period replacements and suit the piece well. One handle to a drawer of the base is lacking. Locks appear original, no key present but all are open. The cabriole legs and their supporting blocks to the underside are later replacements. One leg has been re-secured to the body of the piece by a neatly executed glue repair. Backboards are possibly old replacements but have age. Some evidence of old worm. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer