Description

18th Century George 11 Mahogany lowboy with inverted corners and extremely elegant well carved cabriole legs . Made from the finest quality Cuban Mahogany.

A rare George 1st Walnut Lowboy with caddy top in excellent original condition and of exceptional colour. The Lowboy has fine feather banding to the drawers and top and retains its original brass knobs. It is nice to see the quadrant bead continuing down the sides of the lowboy from the top.
This Lowboy was previously sold at Christie’s on the 21 June 2004 , Lot 210 from the collection of the Myddelton family of Chirk Castle

Christie’s Country House Sale
21 June 2004
London – On 21 June 2004, Christie’s will stage a classic Country House Sale of works of art and
household objects from the private collection of the Myddelton family at Chirk Castle, Wrexham,
Wales. The superb auction will comprise a diverse selection of over five hundred objects from the
family wing at the Castle, the majority never seen by the public before. Highlights will include
furniture, paintings, ceramics, books and silver as well as antique household effects.
“After long discussions, we have decided with sadness to leave our private apartment at Chirk Castle. The Myddelton
family has had an unbroken connection with the property since 1595 so this has not been an easy decision,” said Guy
Myddelton. “The National Trust who run Chirk Castle very effectively now welcome around 80,000 visitors a year.
While we are pleased that so many people come to visit and enjoy the Castle and its grounds, it has become too busy an
environment to bring up our young children. We will not be able to take all our belongings with us to our new home,
hence we have instructed Christie’s to stage this sale in June.”
“We are confident that this auction will not only provide an opportunity to introduce the rich history of Chirk Castle
to a wider audience but will also give collectors, both private and institutional, a fantastic opportunity to acquire fine
works of art and household mementos”, said Richard Roundell, Vice-Chairman of Christie’s UK and
Representative of Christie’s in Wales.

Dimensions

Height = 70 cm (27.6″)
Width = 81 cm (31.9″)
Depth = 48 cm (18.9″

Price £6500

A very good 18th Century Figured Walnut lowboy of Superb colour, retaining the original handles. The lowboy has matched veneers throughout and lovely clean oak linings. It is a nice feature and a sign of quality that the cabinet maker has gone to the trouble of fitting dust boards for the drawers to run on, this construction is not usually seen on such pieces, it is more commonly associated with chests of drawers.

Dimensions

72cm high, 80cm wide, 53cm deep

Price £3,800

A rare and most unusual 18th century Oak Lowboy, possibly Welsh with boldly shaped and carved apron. The Lowboy is a superb honey colour and retains all but one of its original handles. The drawer linings are made in fruitwood. The Lowboy is in very good original condition.

Price £2800

Dimensions
Height = 75 cm (30″)
Width = 90 cm (36″)
Depth = 50 cm (20″)

A Fine Early 18th Century Oak Lowboy with walnut feather banding of very good proportions. It is a Superb rich warm Colour ,retaining the original handles. The piece is in very good original condition.

Price £2500

A lovely little George 1st Oak Lowboy of small proportions of light honey colour retaining its original handles.
The lowboy has a shaped apron and nicely executed lappet knee above straight cabriole legs. Although this is a country piece of furniture the maker has had the skills to enable him to miter his dovetails on the drawer backs.

Dimensions

70 cm high ,71cm wide  ,54cm deep

Price £1100

A lovely 18th century Oak Lowboy of excellent untouched golden colour and condition retaining the original handles with clean Oak lined drawers.
It is rare to see a piece from this period in such condition. Circa. 1750

Dimensions
Height = 70 cm (28″)
Width = 78 cm (31″)
Depth = 50 cm (20″)

Price £1600

A fine 18th Century walnut and feather banded Lowboy of superb colour in wonderful original condition, retaining the original handles and locks. The underneath surface is untouched and has developed a lovely dry surface that has a warm colour. The drawer linings again dry and untouched are in oak with pine drawer fronts  veneered in matched walnut, it is worth noting the strip of oak that is added to the top of the drawer fronts, this is a feature often seen on the better quality pieces. The legs are superbly shaped, they are a fine example of the early style of cabriole leg with a well carved slipper foot. It is a rare sight to see a walnut lowboy in such condition.

Dimensions 70cm high, 76cm wide, 48cm deep

Price £6,500 SOLD

A rare early 18th century country lowboy of particularly interesting design possibly Welsh. Having a scrolled top to the leg in the shape of a rams head, the leg terminates in a claw and ball foot carved in an unorthodox manner but nicely executed. The ends have a most unusual applied section to the centre of the freeze again forming a rams head design. The cleated top is superb with matched figured oak boards and inlaid with a fine black and white stringing. We think the Lowboy is a wonderful piece of country Furniture at its best. The colour is excellent, it is in very good original condition apart from the handles that were replaced in keeping with the period.

Price £2,200 SOLD

A wonderful early 18th century Oak Lowboy in very good original condition. The shape of the leg is superb with nicely shaped ear piece and lovely beak foot, the freeze is particularly well shaped terminating in a neatly carved scroll at either side. The underneath surface is dry and untouched ,it is a light honey colour and the Oak is well figured. The handles have been replaced many years ago and date to the late 18th century.

Dimensions

32″ wide x  29″ high x 19″ deep

Price £2,300

A Fine Early 18th Century figured Walnut Lowboy retaining its original handles.
29″  wide

Price £5,500 SOLD

A charming Early 18th century oak lowboy in excellent condition ,of light warm colour retaining the original handles. With superbly figured and book matched top.

Dimensions
32″ wide
19″ deep
29″ high

Price £2,200