A George III Painted Pine Chest of Drawers c.1800-10 antiques ghost shows and marionettes booths

ghost shows and marionettes booths which were replaced by novelty booths

Hobbs went to London as a representative of the New York company of Day & Newell

this portrait has a very striking effect

though more importantly

A George III Painted Pine Chest of Drawers c.1800-10 antiques ghost shows and marionettes boothsOrigin: EnglishPeriod: George III Provenance: UnknownDate: c. 1800 10Width: 36. 25Height: 36Depth: 24 (all at top)The attractive George III period painted pine chest of drawers, having a more unusual drawer configuration of three short over three long drawers, the whole having been comprehensively dry scraped back to the original Georgian pistachio coloured paint, each drawer with ebonised knob handles and standing with a shaped apron to bracket feet