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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CABINET
Lot 11 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CABINET

ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1755

Closed21 May 2015

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CABINET
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1755
The moulded and dentilled cornice above a blind-fret carved frieze, above a pair of rosette-panelled doors cornered by foliage, enclosing eleven drawers, the similarly-decorated lower section enclosing two long drawers with axe-head handles, on shaped bracket feet, the sides with carrying handles, labelled to the reverse 'FROM ST. JAMES'S SQUARE 1960', some replacements to the carving
71 ½ in. (182 cm.) high; 42 in. (107 cm.) wide; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) deep

Mary Elizabeth, Countess of Strafford, (d. 1951), 5 St James's Square, London and thence by descent.

Specialist note

The treatment to the doors of the present cabinet with panels enriched with acanthus leaves at the corners follows a design in plate CIV of the first edition of Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754. Related serpentine moulding also features on a coin cabinet formerly at Stratfield Saye, the seat of the Dukes of Wellington, now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, which was executed by William Vile (d. 1767), and probably made for Frederick, Prince of Wales, circa 1750.
The attribution to Chippendale is supported on constructional grounds, since the use of laminated blocks to the feet, the red wash that is applied to secondary timbers, and other features, are associated with Chippendale's known workshop practices.