Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017
Lot 27
A Charles II chestnut or walnut boarded writing box
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
A Charles II chestnut or walnut boarded writing box, with a hinged lid above a vacant interior, the front with geometric mouldings and with a fall front revealing five drawers and two secret drawers (the central drawer missing), 36cm high, 45.8cm wide, 31.3cm deep.
See Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture The British Tradition, p. 377, pls.3: 428a and b, for a similar example.