A George III Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers Circa 1770

the figured serpentine fronted top with canted from corners and a moulded edge above a conforming case fitted with a brushing slide above four cock-beaded drawers with brass bail handles, the corners inlaid with pendant husks inssuing from a flower head and edged with rope twist stringing, on a molded base with shaped conforming bracket feet edged with molded C-scrolls.

George Kidner, Auctioneers, Lymington Hampshire, 1999
Sold, in these rooms,Tom Devenish: The Collection, April 24, 2008, lot 93 ($31,000)

Overall good condition; the lower two drawers with losses to the cockbeading to the right sides; second drawer from the top lacking its lock plate; right side with two thin vertical age cracks; bottom drawer with four in-filled small holes around keyhole; overall with usual old marks, scratches and bruises. Beautifully made with oak-lined drawers and with solid mahogany drawer fronts veneered with mahogany; the mahogany with lovely color and nice old surface; appears to retain original hardware.
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