Catalogued as 19th century, but possibly dating to as early as George III, its colour and quality was enough to take it to £2100. Other furniture included a Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase with a panelled, two-door front, which caught the attention of several interested parties and took £1550, and a Victorian mahogany chest-on-chest which fetched £750.
Dresser tops day at Whitby
Richardson & Smith, Whitby, November 18 Buyer’s premium: 12.5 per cent Furniture produced the top lots in this routine 717-lot North Yorkshire auction, topped by an oak dresser and a plate rack with a shaped crest over four tiers.
