A George Ii Walnut Secretaire Chest On Chest, Circa 1740 - Sep 08, 2022 | Dreweatts Donnington Priory In Northamptonshire
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A GEORGE II WALNUT SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST, CIRCA 1740

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A GEORGE II WALNUT SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST, CIRCA 1740
A GEORGE II WALNUT SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST, CIRCA 1740
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A GEORGE II WALNUT SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHESTCIRCA 1740The fall drawer opening to an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes, the handles and escutcheons of notable quality171.5cm high, 105cm wide, 57cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, Isle of WhiteSee Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture, 'The chest on chest or double chest of drawers was a Georgian innovation, the earliest known...in a bill submitted by Gumley and Turing...to Kensington Palace in 1727. The coved sunburst decoration to the bottom of the drawer is usually an indication that the base is fitted with a secretaire. The cove was presumably an attempt to minimise damage to the base moulding from a person seated...at the secretaire'.
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A GEORGE II WALNUT SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST, CIRCA 1740

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