George III Mahogany & Coromandel Chest of Drawers

Georgian mahogany and coromandel straight fronted chest of drawers. The top has re-entrant front corners. This chest has two short drawers and three graduated long drawers flanked by coromandel (macasser ebony) quartered doric columns, the drawers having swan neck handles with brass escutcheons, supported on well-shaped ogee bracket feet. Note: There is a secret compartment hidden behind one of the drawers. It is exceptionally rare to find a Chippendale period mahogany chest with the front flanking quartered columns executed in Coromandel. Provenance: Private collection in Yorkshire