BY JAMES GOMME, 1798

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD-BANDED BOWFRONT CHEST
BY JAMES GOMME, 1798
Of four graduated drawers with ring handles and hexagonal backplates above a shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, one drawer with printed paper label 'SOLD at the Original Upholstery Warehouse of JAMES GOMME, in High Wycombe, where Cabinet Works done, and Orders for Household Furniture of every Description executed in the best and most fashionable Manner. 1798', the handles apparently original
32 ½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 34 ½ in. (87.5 cm.) wide; 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.)

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Lot Essay

James Gomme was in partnership with Lawrence Gomme until 1790, thereafter trading on his own. Recorded at High Street, High Wycombe in 1823, he appears to have routinely labelled his wares (G.Beard & C.Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, Leeds, 1986, p. 350).

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