GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY BOX, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, RETAILED BY H. SAMUEL LATE 19TH CENTURY the cover centrally mounted with the Royal Arms of George III in gilt metal (40cm wide, 13.5cm high, 33.5cm deep) Footnote: Note: Henry Samuel, the Oxford Street based dealer in works of art, operated from premises at 484 Oxford Street from 1872 and specialised in copies of high quality 18th century furniture. The design for this box is taken from a that for a tea chest in Chippendale's Director, Pl. CXXIX. But unlike the present example, Chippendale stated it was 'intended to be made of silver and chased'.