Lot 394
An 18th century American mahogany highboy
Auction: 27 September 2006 at 12:00 BST
£6,214
Description
the moulded cavetto cornice above four long graduated and lipped drawers with brass handles and escutcheons, the lower part with a shallow full length drawer above three deep drawers centred by a carved fan patera, on shaped and pendanted apron and hipped cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet
Dimensions
100cm wide, 102cm high, 54cm deep
Footnote
Probably walnut rather than mahogany as catalogued. Back boards horizontal. Handles different between upper/lower sections. Central open drill hole (verso) may indicate another handle change. Finial pendants on apron now loose. Some 'ear' mouldings not present to top of legs.