A George II mahogany linen press, circa 1760, in the manner of Giles Grendey the foliate and dentil moulded cornice above a fluted frieze, the cartouche panelled doors cornered by carved shell and bellflower motifs, opening to three sliding trays, the lower section with two short and two long graduated drawers, on moulded and shaped bracket feet, 192cm high, 125cm wide, 62cm deep For comparable presses and related examples see the following:Christies Fine English Furniture 14 September 2000, lot 175For an example bearing the trade label of Grendey, see Jourdain & Edwards, Georgian Furniture Makers, 1944 edition, Fig 44, page 107 (very similar shaped panels)Edwards: Dictionary of English Furniture, P.164, Fig 18 (from V&A)Sothebys New York , Magnificent English Furniture From the Collection of Theodore and Ruth Baum, October 22 2004, Lot 456Christies, 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Lot 284, 9 June 2011, Christies 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, 9 June 2011, Lot 284
A George II mahogany linen press, circa 1760, in the manner of Giles Grendey the foliate and dentil moulded cornice above a fluted frieze, the cartouche panelled doors cornered by carved shell and bellflower motifs, opening to three sliding trays, the lower section with two short and two long graduated drawers, on moulded and shaped bracket feet, 192cm high, 125cm wide, 62cm deep For comparable presses and related examples see the following:Christies Fine English Furniture 14 September 2000, lot 175For an example bearing the trade label of Grendey, see Jourdain & Edwards, Georgian Furniture Makers, 1944 edition, Fig 44, page 107 (very similar shaped panels)Edwards: Dictionary of English Furniture, P.164, Fig 18 (from V&A)Sothebys New York , Magnificent English Furniture From the Collection of Theodore and Ruth Baum, October 22 2004, Lot 456Christies, 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, Lot 284, 9 June 2011, Christies 500 Years Decorative Arts Europe, 9 June 2011, Lot 284
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