A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1770 210cm high, 132cm wide, 66cm deep Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips and splits. Some minor losses. Some neat veneer repairs. The top right corner of the cornice and dental moulding with some detached sections and marks, a bag is located in one of the drawers containing these loose fragments. Attention from a qualified restorer The five oak slides that would have originally been with the press are now lacking and a brass hanging rail has been installed. There are neat plugged holes to the front of the drawers where previous handles would have sat and period swanneck handles have been reinstated to the holes to the reverse of the drawer fronts. A key is present and operates the lock to the doors, it does not operate the locks to the drawers but they all remain unlocked. Excellent figuring to the panelled doors and drawer fronts and exceptional carving to the corner and central urn to the broken pediment. Some use of grain filler notable to the sides. Please see all additional images accessible through the link in this report - they are a vital part of this report. Condition Report Disclaimer, A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS, A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CLOTHES PRESS IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1770 210cm high, 132cm wide, 66cm deep, Condition Report:, Marks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips and splits. Some minor losses. Some neat veneer repairs. The top right corner of the cornice and dental moulding with some detached sections and marks, a bag is located in one of the drawers containing these loose fragments. Attention from a qualified restorer The five oak slides that would have originally been with the press are now lacking and a brass hanging rail has been installed. There are neat plugged holes to the front of the drawers where previous handles would have sat and period swanneck handles have been reinstated to the holes to the reverse of the drawer fronts. A key is present and operates the lock to the doors, it does not operate the locks to the drawers but they all remain unlocked. Excellent figuring to the panelled doors and drawer fronts and exceptional carving to the corner and central urn to the broken pediment. Some use of grain filler notable to the sides. Please see all additional images accessible through the link in this report - they are a vital part of this report. Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimate:£3,000

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