Furniture & Works of Art - 5th April 2011

Lot 151

A late George III mahogany linen press

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A late George III mahogany linen press, with a detachable moulded cornice above a pair of figured panelled doors enclosing a later hanging rail, previously with slides, above two short and one long drawer fitted brass handles and cartouche shape escutcheons on bracket feet, 76in (193cm) h, 51.5in (131cm) w, 24.5in (62.5cm) d. Provenance - Hadspen House, Somerset, Sotheby's, 29-31 May 1996, Lot 54.