Symonds, R. W. (Robert Wemyss), 1889-1958 · New York : Frederick A. Stokes · leaf 191
n tallboys, dating fromthe late eighteenth century, have survived. The collector should, therefore,always be suspicious of tallboys decorated with shallow fret. Besides the tallboy of this period there are also chests-with-drawerswith serpentine fronts. The examples with shaped instead of straight… … A mahogany Tallboy, showing by the design of the handles and the fret decorationon the canted corners and frieze the influence of the Chinese taste. Circa 1755.Fig. 88. Col. C.
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