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

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONTED CLOTHES PRESSIN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1770 The half-hinged top above a pair of doors enclosing four sliding trays112cm high, 100cm wide, 60cm deepThe use of laminated stacked blocks of timber behind the bracket feet on this piece is a technique used by Thomas Chippendale and features on case furniture supplied by him for Nostell Priory, Yorkshire. A red wash has been applied to the underside of this chest, which is a feature of many documented pieces by Chippendale. Although Chippendale was not the only cabinet maker to use these refinements, their presence suggests that this chest was the work of one of the foremost English cabinetmakers of the period, likely in the St. Paul's Church Yard area of London.