Furniture & Works of Art - 1st July 2015
Lot 206
λA George III mahogany secrétaire bookcase
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
λA George III mahogany secrétaire bookcase, the cornice inlaid with a fan flanked by urn panels above dog tooth banding, above a pair of boxwood strung astragal glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves, flanked by stop fluted pilasters, the secrétaire with an arrangement of satinwood veneered drawers, and pigeon holes above a later leather surface, and three long drawers all with ivory urn escutcheons, on French bracket feet, 244cm high, 116cm wide, 52.5cm deep.
Provenance: Bought from Mark Collier Antiques and Works of Art, Downton, Wiltshire, 23rd August 1976.