Antique 18th Century Georgian Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest Highboy Dresser 1780 Drawings & Prints Villanis" to the shoulder

Villanis" to the shoulder

decorated with birds & butterflies

from whom he learned his craft

The tray's border having four bands of inlaid silver calligraphy in Naskh script and punctuated with circular silver inlaid geometric devices joined with meandering silver inlaid ribbons

The rectangular top inlaid with rosewood stringing

Antique 18th Century Georgian Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest Highboy Dresser 1780 Drawings & Prints Villanis" to the shoulderA good antique flame mahogany Georgian chest on chest tallboy, circa 1780. The chest on chest is in two sections and of unusual & desirable diminutive proportions, the top section with a stepped crown with three short and three long drawers. The base section also with three long graduated drawers, all the drawers having the original pierced 'batwing' brass handles & lock escutcheon plates. The tallboy is raised on bracket feet the case is of the