Chippendale period compact bureau cabinet

Medium / Material

Mahogany

Dimensions

30.75inch wide 86.50inch high 20.75inch deep (78.10 cm wide 219.71 cm high 52.70 cm deep)

Description

A fine Chippendale period mahogany bureau cabinet of compact dimensions and of fine colour and patina. The cabinet top with scrolling swan neck pediment with gilded highlights and a fretwork supports with a central fluted tablet and a moulded cavetto cornice. Below the single scrolling outline door fitted with beveled mirror plate opens to reveal an arrangement of adjustable shelves. The lower bureau section with lockable fall which opens to reveal a checker strung central cupboard door and adjacent drawers with an arrangement of six pigeon holes. Below four long graduated, graduated oak lined drawers fitted with rococo style handles and supported on ogee bracket feet. A fabulous piece of excellent quality throughout, with excellent original colour and above all under 31” wide.

Mr J L Rose was an ardent collector in the sixties, regularly frequenting fairs like Grosvenor House. We are delighted to be able to offer several notable pieces from his collection. This piece bears a Grosvenor House exhibition label dated 1953.

Provenance

Exhibited Grosvenor House Fair, London, June 1953 by Charles Lumb & Sons of Harrogate sold at the fair and subsequently acquired by Mr J L Rose, Quarndon, Derby on the 31 August 1960.

Literature

English, George III, circa 1760

Exhibitions

Exhibited Grosvenor House Fair, London, June 1953 by Charles Lumb & Sons of Harrogate.

Current Condition

Excellent. Minor old restorations, the bevelled mirror plate is a later replacement yet with good apparent age.

Price

gbp 23900.00 (Pound Sterling)

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Millington Adams

( c. 1760) England