A George III mahogany serpentine dressing chest, circa 1770

Property from a Private Collection

A George III mahogany serpentine dressing chest, circa 1770

with blind-fret canted corners, the upper drawer with a gilt-tooled leather-topped brushing slide and fitted with boxwood- and ebony-strung lidded compartments and a ratcheted mirror, the four graduated drawers with lacquered brass drop handles and escutcheons, on bracket feet

83.5cm. high, 106cm. wide, 56.5cm. deep;

2ft. 8 ⅞ in., 3ft. 5 ¾ in., 1ft. 10 ¼ in.