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Fine 18th Century Mahogany Tallboy
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for sale €4,212     $4,572
£3,600

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Fine 18th Century Mahogany Tallboy

18th century
For Sale by Holmes Antiques
Description

A wonderful, highly figured Mahogany Chest on Chest of the most beautiful untouched golden colour.

In superb original condition, retaining the original decorated Rococo handles, escutcheons, locks and shaped bracket feet.

Having a fine dentil cornice and blind fretwork frieze with fluted canted corners.

The drawers run extremely well and the original Oak linings are in lovely, clean condition.

Circa 1770.

Physical Dimensions
Height
181cm (71.26")
Width
107cm (42.13")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Declaration

Holmes Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Tallboy Chest to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236842
Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

www.holmesantiques.co.uk

Description
A wonderful, highly figured Mahogany Chest on Chest of the most beautiful untouched golden colour.
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In superb original condition, retaining the original decorated Rococo handles, escutcheons, locks and shaped bracket feet.
Holmes Antiques

Having a fine dentil cornice and blind fretwork frieze with fluted canted corners.

The drawers run extremely well and the original Oak linings are in lovely, clean condition.

Circa 1770.

Height
181cm (71.26")
Width
107cm (42.13")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this Georgian Mahogany Tallboy Chest to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236842
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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Fine 18th Century Mahogany Tallboy

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An 18th-century Georgian mahogany tallboy chest-on-chest with flame mahogany drawer fronts, brass swan-neck handles, fluted quarter columns, and bracket feet.
Fine 18th Century Mahogany Tallboy
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An 18th-century Georgian mahogany tallboy chest-on-chest with flame mahogany drawer fronts, brass swan-neck handles, fluted quarter columns, and bracket feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChests of Drawers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFlame mahogany veneers, Brass swan-neck handles, Fluted quarter columns, Bracket feet
  • SizeH 181 cm (71 in) x W 107 cm (42 in) x D 55 cm (22 in)

FAQs

A tallboy, also known as a chest-on-chest, is a tall piece of furniture consisting of two chests of drawers mounted one on top of the other, popularised during the 18th century in Britain.

Georgian tallboys were predominantly constructed from solid mahogany with oak or pine secondary woods, featuring hand-dovetailed drawer joints, flame mahogany veneers, and cast brass handles.

Authentic 18th-century examples display hand-sawn secondary timber, slightly irregular dovetail joints, hand-carved mouldings, period-correct cast brass swan-neck drop handles, and bracket feet.

Position the tallboy as a focal anchor piece against a neutral or dark wall, pairing it with contemporary artwork or understated ceramic lamps to create a balanced stylistic contrast.

Dust regularly with a soft cloth and apply beeswax twice a year along the wood grain, ensuring the cabinet is positioned away from direct heat sources and moisture.
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