Circa 1760
A Rare and Important George II Commode-Dressing Table, After a Design by Thomas Chippendale Circa 1755
A fine mahogany serpentine commode dressing table, of exceptional colour and patination, with shaped top with moulded edge, above a single serpentine drawer, sliding out on bearers to reveal green baized lining with fitted interior. Below are three further drawers, either side of a graduated central cupboard with feather banding; flanked by projecting acanthus and flower decorated and turned tapering pilasters, raised on shaped bracket moulded feet, with egg and dart border and retaining their original brass axe handles and escutcheons. The design illustrated in Chippendale Director published in 1753 under the heading “ Buroe Tables”.
Provenance
Percival Griffiths
Lord Plender, GCB.
Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Hart
Literature
Masterpieces of English Furniture by Symonds, published 1940.
Connoisseur Magazine February 1933
Symonds, "Thomas Chippendale" 1944 p. 9
English Furniture 1680 - 1760 " The Percival Griffiths" Collection Volume I p. 96 F63
Measurements
| DIMENSIONS | CM | INCHES |
|---|---|---|
| Width: | 109 cm | 43 " |
| Depth: | 61 cm | 24 " |
| Height: | 84 cm | 33 " |