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An extremely rare George I walnut chest of small proportions on ball and bracket

Offered by: Alexander George Fine Antique Furniture

Description
An extremely rare George I walnut chest of small proportions on ball and bracket
The cross-grain moulded and feather banded book-matched top sits above two short and three long feather-banded drawers, each book-matched, lined in oak and framed to the carcass with a double-D cross-grain moulding, raised on what is known as the ball and bracket foot.

The chest comes from a small group of pieces to bear the ball and bracket foot and perhaps most famously, by Coxed and Woster, st. Pauls Churchyard, London and Peter Miller ‘in the Savoy’, St Mary-Le-Savoy, London.

The ball and bracket foot was only in production from circa 1720-1735, a transition from the bun foot to the bracket foot. It is most desirable and sought after by collectors.

Condition
Good.

Dimensions
Height: 72 cm (28.35 in)
Width: 64 cm (25.2 in)
Depth: 44 cm (17.33 in)

Literature
Early Georgian Furniture by Dr Adam Bowett, page 72-73, plate 2:40.
Dictionary Of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Furniture History Society, page 609, ref: Peter Miller.

£18,800

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1720-1735
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, George I
Incollect Reference #:	647941

Dimensions

W.	25.2 in;	H.	28.35 in;	D.	17.32 in;
W.	64 cm;	H.	72 cm;	D.	44 cm;

Message from Seller:

Alexander George Antiques’ enthusiasm and unerring passion for the finest English furniture is evident from the moment you enter our gallery in rural Oxfordshire. Here you will find examples from the most prestigious of the 17th and 18th century cabinet-makers, craftsmen of the Golden Age including Thomas Chippendale, Coxed & Woster & Gerrit Jensen.