In two parts; the top of breakfront outline with a molded cornice with a fret carved cartouche crest with foliate scrolls and garlands, above a mirrored door opening to shelves, flanked by two smaller doors below dentil molded cornice opening to shelves, above a single long molded plinth drawers; the lower section with single long frieze drawer with a brushing slide, over a recessed knee hole with sliding cupboard with an arch molded door with foliate carving, flanked by two banks of three cock beaded drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet, the front pair carved and pierced.

Note: The present lot is closely modelled after a design in Chippendale's 'The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director', 1st Edition, 1754, pl.. CXIV. The piece is first recorded in 1944 with the London dealer Blairman and Sons, with the upper doors and frieze drawer having carved decoration which has been removed as it was believed to have been a 19th century addition. A similar example to the present model was with Moss Harris & Sons (cf. Edwards and Jourdain, op. cit. p.130, fig. 80), and a related piece was recorded in the Goldschmidt collection at Kenfield House, Cheshire (cf. M. Harris, 'A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art,' part II, p. 170, illus.). A further example sold Christie's, London, July 7th, 1994, lot 99.

Literature:
Ralph Edwards and Margaret Jourdain, 'Georgian Cabinet-Makers', 1944, p.131, fig.81.