George II Walnut Bachelors Chest

With a rectangular hinged top with brass lift handle opening to a leather writing surface over three small drawers over three drawers all with ring handles raised on bracket feet. T...

Rectangular top over a brushing slide used for writing notes or laying out clothing over four graduated drawers all with brass bail handles. Bracket feet.

Stately George II walnut burr chest on stand with scalloped apron situated on cabriole legs. Fine example of 18th century craftsmanship. Oak lined drawers a...

An English George III-period walnut and mahogany caddy-top bachelor’s chest. Mid-eighteenth century, ca 1760. This is a superb quality bachelor chest with slide, in a rare combination of well-figured walnut and mahogany of deep, rich colour. Containing four graduated cockbeaded working drawers, unusually faced with veneers, rather than in the usual solid. Of fine colour, patina and excellent proportions. Raised on the original bracket feet and retaining its original brass swan-neck handles. In excellent condition throughout. Sophisticated, very useful and smart. A chic antique. W 36” (95 cm) D 19” (48 cm) H 32 3/4’’ (83 cm). Literature: A. Hepplewhite and Co. 'The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide 1788', plate 75 ''Dressing Drawers...