A George I black japanned cabinet on chest circa 1715

the upper section fitted with a pair of doors opening to an arrangement of drawers.  Chalked number A8596 to backboard of lower section, inked number 7120 to backboard of upper section. Feet replaced; redecorated.

Stair and Company, New York

Kentshire Galleries, New York

Overall good restored condition; feet replaced; redecorated; each back of each drawer with scratched with a Roman numeral corresponding to the Roman numeral of each drawer slot; drawers linings to the upper section lined with later painted paper; drawer bottoms with some shims and restorations; central short drawer with drawer sides sanded down probably due to warpage of drawer dividers or shrinkage; vertical age cracks to door fronts which carry through and with slight warpage; shrinkage to door fronts now with a gap where doors meet; tearing and losses to front bottom left corner metal mount; central metal mount to frame with loss to left end; front right corner bottom metal mount with loss to front corner; lacking metal mounts to back corners; the lower section with later handles and key hole escutcheons; shims and restorations to the drawer linings; the bottom drawer with two later panels to compartmentalize; originally fitted with bun feet, the holes now filled with plugs; bracket feet later; apron probably later; the underside now with a black wash.
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