A Provincial Estate Made Chest on Stand Adapted to a Coffee Table c.1700-20 sub-Curios especially with ‘marbling’ and ‘diminishing

especially with ‘marbling’ and ‘diminishing dropshade (with deep perspective)’ techniques

Height: 35 inches

the torchères do have some hairline cracks and areas of loss to the paintwork

Ismay divided his time between his homes in London and Ireland

Canvas Width: 12

A Provincial Estate Made Chest on Stand Adapted to a Coffee Table c.1700-20 sub-Curios especially with ‘marbling’ and ‘diminishingOrigin: English Period: Queen Anne George I Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1700 20 Width: 38 inches Height: 19 inches Depth: 23 inches The beech, oak and pine chest, formerly one part of a period chest on stand, having an unusual arrangement of one long and four short drawers, with four original escutcheons and three pearl drop handles, the other handles nineteenth century replacements, the carcass showing the original dark stained finish now distressed