In their upcoming sale at Donnington Priory, Dreweatts describe lot 284, a walnut featherbanded cabinet-on-chest, as “Queen Anne, circa 1710, in George II style”.
The cabinetmaker credited with this astonishing prescience is one John Peter Allix (1749-1807).
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Pegs and 'Tails
Dated to 6 years before the birth of his father!
People just don’t have those kind of skills anymore.
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Ignoring the obviously flawed attribution on the label, I fail to comprehend how a piece of furniture created in 1710 (which is accurate) could have been made in a yet non-existent style.
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Maybe he did it with his right leg tied to his seat with a scarf.
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Besides the feet, which I’m not fond of, it is a spectacular piece.
Thanks Jack.
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I’m with you about the feet. Bun feet are not my cup of tea, and IMHO the overall appearance of this chest would be greatly improved with bracket feet. luckily I now feel no unrequitable desire to own this chest. I find it interesting that many people that deprecate ‘bulbous’ Victorian turnings frequently delight over giant turnip-like bun feet, which could not be more bulbous… Maybe it is a similar phenomenon to bulldogs, in that they are sooo ugly that they become beautiful?
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