Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019
Lot 173
A George III mahogany serpentine chest in the manner of Chippendale and Haig
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £5200
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Description
A George III mahogany serpentine chest in the manner of Chippendale and Haig, the crossbanded top inlaid with stringing and with a moulded edge, above four long graduated drawers flanked by canted angles, carved with a classical column with a vase, stiff leaves, a fluted stem and entrelac and bead collars, on leaf carved vase and ribbed bun feet, 91.5cm high, 104.3cm wide, 54.5cm deep.
See Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English furniture II, p.52, fig.56 for a similar chest of drawers at Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland.