Georgian Walnut Chest on Chest, English, circa 1720

List: $12,800

Walnut chest on chest with upper section of three short drawers over three long drawers above a lower section of three long drawers, on bracket feet; the case is veneered in figured walnut with herringbone crossbanding to the drawer fronts and a projecting moulded cornice above a frieze; each drawer has brass backplates and bail handles with conforming escutcheons and working locks and keys; the upper section has canted corners with vertical reeded mouldings, introducing a classical pilaster‑like emphasis and visually softening the mass of the case, while the lower section has square corners; the chest separates into two sections. English, George I period, circa 1720.

Height: 71 in. (180 cm.)
Width: 41 in. (104 cm.)
Depth: 21 in. (53 cm.)

• Item Number: 260802500
• Country: England
• Period: George I, Georgian
• Creation Date: Circa 1720
• Materials: Walnut
• Height: 180 cm., 71 in.
• Length: 104 cm., 41 in.
• Depth: 21 in., 53 cm.
• Condition: Very good