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Lot 233
George III Inlaid Chest on Chest with Butler's Desk
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 18th century, three-part form, oak and pine secondary, removable cornice featuring cove molding, stylized dentil molding and above a fluted frieze with inlaid rosettes, upper case features two side by side drawers above two long drawers all with cock beading, the base with applied molding and featuring an upper pull-out fall front butler's desk, interior with central prospect door, pigeon holes and drawers, above two long case drawers with cock beading, upper and lower side panels feature lightwood line inlay and circular fan rosettes at each canted corner, the whole raised on a French bracket foot, scalloped skirt.

76.75 x 44 x 23 in.

Estate of the Late Dr. Robert Hogan Gaskins Jr., of Greenville and Jacksonville, NC

Several drawers with cock beading loss; replaced pulls; butler's pull-out desk with shrinkage crack and wear; upper right long drawer needs restoration; veneer chip and loss to base at skirt; crazed surface obscuring inlays.

$800 - 1,200