Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 10th January 2018
Lot 108
A George I walnut and burr walnut bureau bookcase
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £9800
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Description
A George I walnut and burr walnut bureau bookcase, cross and feather banded, the double domed top with a moulded cornice with three giltwood finials, above a central oval mirrored panel and a pair of shaped arch panelled doors with bevelled plates, enclosing three adjustable shelves, above a pair of candle slides, the stepped interior with an arrangement of pigeon holes and doors, with a sliding well cover and a later leather lined writing surface, above two short and two long graduated drawers on bracket feet, 223.5cm high, 104cm wide, 60.7cm deep.
Provenance: Christie's, Important English Furniture & Tapestries, 2nd May 2002, lot 265.