Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 18th January 2023
Lot 277
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE SECRETAIRE DESK
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE SECRETAIRE DESK
C.1740-50
the caddy moulded top with re-entrant front corners above a secretaire drawer with a hinged front and with pigeonholes and three drawers, one fitted with a pair of glass inkwells, the steel lock stamped 'I N', with six drawers around a central cupboard enclosing a shelf
80cm high, 84cm wide, 55cm deep
Provenance
Purchased from Witney Antiques, Oxon, 10th April 1990 for £8,985.
The Property of a Private Collector.