Antique George I Walnut Lowboy, 1720

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A Very Good Quality And Extremely Attractive Early 18th Century George I Period Walnut Lowboy, Or Side Table, Having Superbly … Read more A Very Good Quality And Extremely Attractive Early 18th Century George I Period Walnut Lowboy, Or Side Table, Having Superbly Figured Quarter-Veneered Top with Featherbanded Decoration And Re-Entrant Moulded Corners, Above One Long And Three Short Drawers with Featherbanded Decoration And Old Replacement Brass Plate Handles, The Elegantly Shaped Frieze Raised On Cabriole Legs Terminating In Turned Pad Feet.

This is a particularly attractive example of an early Georgian walnut lowboy, with the beautifully figured walnut veneers, elegant shape and unusual arrangement of drawers combining to give the piece considerable charm and character. It retains a lovely warm colour and surface throughout, with the usual old marks, scuffs, minor repairs and imperfections associated with over 300 years of age and use, all blending in nicely.

Lowboys were originally used principally as dressing tables, although nowadays they are wonderfully versatile pieces of furniture, equally suited to use as a side table in a drawing room, hallway or bedroom. This particular example is of very practical proportions and has a lovely decorative appearance.

Circa 1720.

Height 28.75in.
Width 28.5in.
Depth 17.5in. See less