A George III mahogany serpentine bachelor’s chest, slightly ...
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£600 - £1,000
A George III mahogany serpentine bachelor’s chest, slightly oversailing top above four long graduated cockbeaded drawers, the upper fitted for dressing, brass swan neck handles, outswept bracket feet, 84cm high, 105cm wide, 64.5cm deep, c.1790
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Generally good, structurally sound, nice colour, handles look original
A few typical knocks and marks, a couple of shrinkage cracks in top, minor losses to boxwood stringing
Patch to one foot
The interior with a few losses, formerly with a folding mirror
Overall a very nice example
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£600 - £1,000
A George III mahogany serpentine bachelor’s chest, slightly oversailing top above four long graduated cockbeaded drawers, the upper fitted for dressing, brass swan neck handles, outswept bracket feet, 84cm high, 105cm wide, 64.5cm deep, c.1790
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Generally good, structurally sound, nice colour, handles look original
A few typical knocks and marks, a couple of shrinkage cracks in top, minor losses to boxwood stringing
Patch to one foot
The interior with a few losses, formerly with a folding mirror
Overall a very nice example
