A GEORGE II WALNUT BOMBE CLOTHES PRESS
CIRCA 1755, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
The moulded cornice with curved canted angles above two quarter-veneered doors with moulded panels decorated with C-scrolls and foliage with confronted C-scroll crestings framing a pierced trellis and enclosing a cedar-lined interior with four shelves, the curved canted angles with ribbon-tied trailing foliage, the bombé base with two short and one long drawer, with lion head monopodia angles with trailing foliage and bell flowers, the shaped apron centred by acanthus leaves, on shaped pierced bracket feet, restorations to the feet, the reverse with a Michael Davis label inscribed in ink 'SELLIN 10-2'
65¾ in. (167 cm.) high; 53½ in. (136 cm.) wide; 26¼ in. (67 cm.) deep
A GEORGE II WALNUT BOMBE CLOTHES PRESS
CIRCA 1755, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
The moulded cornice with curved canted angles above two quarter-veneered doors with moulded panels decorated with C-scrolls and foliage with confronted C-scroll crestings framing a pierced trellis and enclosing a cedar-lined interior with four shelves, the curved canted angles with ribbon-tied trailing foliage, the bombé base with two short and one long drawer, with lion head monopodia angles with trailing foliage and bell flowers, the shaped apron centred by acanthus leaves, on shaped pierced bracket feet, restorations to the feet, the reverse with a Michael Davis label inscribed in ink 'SELLIN 10-2'
65¾ in. (167 cm.) high; 53½ in. (136 cm.) wide; 26¼ in. (67 cm.) deep