English George III Walnut Linen Press

circa 1800 Large English Regency Mahogany Linen Press sku 1933 Base W143 x D65 x H100 cm Top W153 x D71 x H121 cm Together W153 x D71 x H221 cm Weight 136 kg

circa 1850 19thC English Mahogany Linen Press sku 1872 Base W121 x D58 x H91 cm Top W121 x D60 x H126 cm Together W121 x D60 x H216 cm Weight 103 kg

Fine Quality 18th Century George III Period Mahogany Linen Press Cupboard A fine quality 18th-century George III period mahogany linen press cupboard. A stunning example of Georgian...

the reverse ogee moulded cornice and stylised Greek key frieze above a pair of shaped fielded doors with acanthus carved moulded borders, enclosing three linen slides, over two short drawers, with two long graduated drawers below, on shaped ogee bracket feet, The distinctive serpentine shaped and fielded panelling of the doors on the present lot conform to a type much utilised and favoured by the cabinet maker Giles Grendey during the period, circa 1740-55. Among the various examples of Grendey furniture which incorporate this characteristic feature, perhaps the most notable comparable appears illustrated in both R. Edwards & M. Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet...