A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BACHELOR'S CHEST OF DRAWERSIN THE MANNER OF HENRY KETTLE, CIRCA 1780Incorporating a brushing slide87cm high, 84cm wide, 51cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, St Peter Port, GuernseyThe chest shown here incorporates many of the features seen on known pieces by Henry Kettle, including the shape of the bracket feet, the use of swan neck handles and the cockbead moulding to the drawers. For a mahogany linen press bearing a label for Kettle and incorporating the aforementioned features to the lower section, see Bonham's, London, Fine English Furniture and Works of Art, 2nd March 2011, Lot 105 (7,200). Henry Kettle was one of a group of cabinet makers based in St Paul's Church Yard, London, from the early to late 18th century. In 1754 he took over the business of famous cabinet maker Philip Bell and is know to have worked in partner with a number craftsmen of the period, including William Henshaw (in around 1770) and George Oakley (in 1796-97).