Live Auction 4028Christie's Interiors
A ROYAL GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DWARF LINEN PRESS
Lot 48

A ROYAL GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DWARF LINEN PRESS

CIRCA 1825, POSSIBLY BY BANTING AND FRANCE

Closed10 January 2012

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A ROYAL GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DWARF LINEN PRESS
CIRCA 1825, POSSIBLY BY BANTING AND FRANCE
With two frieze drawers above panelled doors formerly enclosing linen trays and now with a brass hanging rail, with original handles cast with lion masks, the back stamped V R 1866 WINDSOR CASTLE ROOM 438 below a crown
52½ in. (133.5 cm.) high; 51 in. (129.5 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

Supplied in the early 19th century to George IV at Windsor Castle

Specialist note

Banting, France & Co. of St James's Street, London, supplied and repaired furniture in most Royal houses between 1825-36.