Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

85 216 A George III mahogany and inlaid chest-on-chest, late 18th/early 19th century the outset top above a pair of drawers with three long graduated drawers below, canted and fluted sides, the lower half with three long drawers, on bracket feet, restorations, 173cm high, 110cmwide, 57,5cm deep R –  217 A George III mahogany gentleman’s travelling commode with hinged rectangular top, the interior fitted with detachable stationery and bottle compartments and a mirror with ratchet support, above a hinged writing slide and wash drawer fitted with a blue and white porcelain basin, soap dish and brass plug, a deep drawer with compartment to the right, with three further drawers below, one fitted with a painted liner, the sides with brass carrying handles and a towel bracket, on square-section legs with brass cappings and castors, 93cm high, 70cmwide, 49,5cm deep R –  216 217