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George III mahogany gentleman’s campaign dressing bureau or Beau Brummel. Hinged top lifts to reveal a shallow storage well, over dovetailed drawers of various depths and sizes (some with faux fronts). Top center pull-out drawer has a hinged, green baize-covered reading or writing surface. Bottom drawer conceals a ceramic chamber pot on the left and a metal wash basin on the right. All supported by retractable tapered feet on each side with side handles for ease of carrying. All drawers have brass ring pulls and locks. 34 in. H x 28 in. W x 19 1/2 in. D. English, second quarter of the 19th century.
PROVENANCE: The estate of Dr. Ian M. Mathison, Murfreesboro TN and Big Rapids, MI.
CONDITION: Overall good condition. Some ink staining to interior under lid. May have once had wooden dividers inside the top shallow storage well. The writing surface has later baize and is missing a mechanism to hold the surface upright. Center drawer has a carved cutaway to right side that may have been a later modification. Metal wash basin with possible later interior paint. No keys present.
