Late C18th George III period mahogany chest-on-chest or tall-boy.Capacious mahogany Georgian period mahogany chest-on-chest of 2 short and 6 long ''cock-beaded'' drawers of dove-tail joined construction , all fitted with their original mercury-gilded ''swan-neck'' brass drop-handles and brass key escutcheons (supplied with the original steel key) . The projecting moulded cornice with carved ''Greek-key'' type decoration above a shallow frieze section , the top with a flat boarded stage. The corners of the upper section with canted corner reeded uprights . The 3-drawer lower section raised on original substantial bold ,shaped bracket feet .The drawer linings and backboards all constructed from elm , a regional manufacturing feature probably indicating West Country provenance. Good consistent rich colour and patination to a high-grade of well-chosen figured mahogany. Some minor evidence of historic , eradicated and treated woodworm to some of the elm construction....