Antique English George III Mahogany Bachelors Chest / Dresser

  Bay Colony Antiques is proud to bring to market one of the finer George III Mahogany chest of drawers that we’ve encountered in quite some time. We purchased this from a historic Connecticut institution, and the chest has some noteworthy history & provenance. Out of respect to the institution and the related families, we won’t plaster their information all over the internet but will furnish the end buyer with the information. This was owned by an important Princeton Alumni from the 1930’s whose charitable bequests and endowments are still active for a number of different schools. He left no immediate heirs, and with his passing roughly 15 years ago the majority of his furniture and Art collection was distributed to the different institutions & museums he held dear. This spent the last 15 years in an institution that was built by the gentleman and still carries his name. We were surprised & excited that they were willing to part with it. The chest was made wth the absolute