Dressing chest
possibly Chippendale & Rannie (fl. 1754 - 1766)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1765 - circa 1770
Materials
Mahogany, oak drawer linings, deal to carcase, brass
Measurements
81 x 86 x 46 cm
Place of origin
St. Martin's Lane
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Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960201
Summary
A small George III mahogany chest of drawers, English, circa 1765-70, possibly made by Chippendale & Rannie (fl. 1754 - 1776) or Thomas Chippendale (fl. without a business partner 1766 - 1771). Of one long over two pairs of two short cockbeaded drawers, raised on tapering square-section legs. The drawers fitted with brass bale handles, backplates and thread escutcheons.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust by private treaty sale from Lord St Oswald in 2010.
Makers and roles
possibly Chippendale & Rannie (fl. 1754 - 1766), cabinet maker possibly Thomas Chippendale (fl. 1766 - 1771 when operating without a business partner), cabinet-maker