Furniture & Works of Art - 24th September 2013
Lot 670
A George II mahogany bureau bookcase
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £780
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Description
A George II mahogany bureau bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of fielded panel doors, enclosing three adjustable shelves above pull-out candle slides, the hinged fall enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers, with two secret pilaster compartments flanking a panelled door, above a well with a sliding cover above four long graduated drawers on bracket feet, 86in (218.5cm) high, 40¾in (103.5cm) wide, 22½in (57.2cm) deep.
Provenance: The Norris Family, formerly of Wood Norton Hall, Norfolk.