CHEST of DRAWERS – SOLD
George III period mahogany bachelor’s chest circa 1775
Description
The rectangular moulded edge top over a brushing slide above four long graduated drawers retaining original handles and escutcheons, raised on shaped bracket feet.
- Height: 32.5ins (83.cm)
- Width: 33ins (84cm)
- Depth: 20.5ins (52cm)
‘Brushing-slide’ – So called because its primary purpose was to provide a surface for brushing down and folding clothes but also a surface on which to write.
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