Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 7th January 2016
Lot 155
λ A George III mahogany secrétaire bookcase
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £650
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Description
λ A 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 a 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.