Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th January 2017
Lot 1
A Queen Anne walnut bureau bookcase
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £3600
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Description
A Queen Anne walnut bureau bookcase, with cross and feather banding, the double domed moulded cornice above a pair of bevelled mirrored panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves and three drawers, one with divisions, above a pair of candle-slides, the hinged fall with an integral rest revealing a stepped interior of pigeon holes and drawers and a sliding well cover and a later leather lined writing surface, above two short and two long drawers on later bracket feet, 214cm high, 104cm wide, 62cm deep.
Provenance:
Purchased from Asprey's, London.
From the collection of Sir Michael Codron.