A set of George III mahogany breakfront hanging shelvesin the manner of Thomas Chippendale Circa 1760, the eight turned columns surmounted by acorn finials, with open fretwork ends centred by rosettes, above one long and two short frieze drawers, the underside of one short drawer with an old indistinct inscription, 92cm wide, 18cm deep, 70cm high (36in wide, 7in deep, 27 1/2in high) FootnotesA couple of designs for comparable hanging shelves to the offered lot appear in Thomas Chippendale's renowned publication, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, but perhaps the closest comparable model is the one which features in pl. 138 of the third edition, which was originally published in 1762. Also the handle on the present example is a type found on quite a large number of pieces executed in the Chippendale workshop, during the 1760s in particular.
A set of George III mahogany breakfront hanging shelvesin the manner of Thomas Chippendale Circa 1760, the eight turned columns surmounted by acorn finials, with open fretwork ends centred by rosettes, above one long and two short frieze drawers, the underside of one short drawer with an old indistinct inscription, 92cm wide, 18cm deep, 70cm high (36in wide, 7in deep, 27 1/2in high) FootnotesA couple of designs for comparable hanging shelves to the offered lot appear in Thomas Chippendale's renowned publication, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, but perhaps the closest comparable model is the one which features in pl. 138 of the third edition, which was originally published in 1762. Also the handle on the present example is a type found on quite a large number of pieces executed in the Chippendale workshop, during the 1760s in particular.
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