george-iii-butler-s-diminutive-chest-on-chest
Lot 3060
George III Butler's Diminutive Chest on Chest
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1800, oak secondary, two part form, applied cove molded cornice, the case with two over two graduated cock-beaded drawers over a fall front drawer with green baize writing surface four drawers and pigeon holes, flanked by fluted corner columns, the base with applied waist molding, three cock beaded drawers with repeating corner columns on ogee bracket feet.

64 x 41.75 x 23 in.

Note the high-grade plum pudding mahogany drawer fronts.

Some foot facings tipped, but on the original blocks; old but later pulls with drilled holes; no key; later green baize; patch to fall front drawer at escutcheon; shrinkage cracks to right side of case; no key.