Chests and Commodes

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY KNEE HOLE DESK

A Good George II Mahogany Knee Hole-Desk

The rectangular top with a carved moulded edge,

Above a central knee-hole with a raised moulded cabinet door with egg and dart carving.

flanked by four drawers on each side with carved moulded edges, retaining their original plate handles,

sitting on original bracket feet, with brass carrying handles to the sides,

in pleasing untouched condition with good colour and patina throughout.

 

English, Circa 1730

 

Width: 43inches, 110.5cm

Depth: 2ft,  61.5cm

Height: 29.5cm, 75cm

 

£7,500

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CADDY TOPPED CHEST

A Nice George III Mahogany Caddy Topped Chest

the well figured mahogany rectangular caddy top,

above four graduating drawers, retaining original brass handles,

resting on bracket feet.

 

English, Circa 1750

 

Width: 2ft 10inches, 87cm

Height: 31inches,  79cm

Depth: 20.5inches, 52cm

 

Price £3,300

 

 

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CADDY TOP CHEST

A George II Mahogany Caddy Topped Chest

The rectangular caddy top above a brush slide,

with four long drawers, retaining their original swan neck brass handles,

resting on original bracket feet with lignum vitae roller casters.

wonderful untouched colour and patina throughout.

attributed to the workshop of Giles Grendey

 

English, Circa 1740

 

Height: 31.5inches 80cm

Width: 29inches, 75cm

Depth: 19inches,  46cm

 

footnote, A similar chest of drawers with lignum vitae casters and a Giles Crendey label was recently discovered by messers Alexander George antiques

 

Price on request

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD COMMODE ATTRIBUTED TO MAYHEW & INCE

A Superb George III Demi Lune Satinwood Commode

The top with a central inlayed double fan of etched feathers inside a band of bellflowers,

with garlands of coloured flowers tied with ribbons, the edge inlayed with bellflowers and patrea

on a boxwood ground, cross banded with kingwood, the frieze inlayed with C Scroll and bellflowers,

above a central painted panel flanked with garlands of flowers, inside opposing urns with sprays of flowers and anthemion's

the doors at each end inlayed with classical urns, resting on turned lotus leaf carved feet.

 

English, Circa 1780 attributed to Mayhew & Ince

 

Width: 48inches;  122cm

 

Height: 34.75inches;  88cm

 

Depth: 23inches;  58.5cm

 

Price on request

 

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