A George III Satinwood and Rosewood-Crossbanded Chest-Of-Drawers, Circa 1770

The Property of a Gentleman, Christie's London, 29 February 2001, lot 152

A 'Commode Dressing Table' of this pattern featured in Messrs. A. Hepplewhite and Co.'s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788 (pl. 76) and also appeared in the 1789 Estimate Sketch Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster (L. Boynton, ed., Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston 1995, fig. 117).

The pattern for its handles also features in a contemporary metal-worker pattern-book (numbered 1842) (see N. Goodison, 'The Victoria and Albert Museum's Collection of Metal-Work Pattern Books', Furniture History, 1975, fig. 22).