Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2023
Lot 34
λ A GEORGE III SATINWOOD SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £6500
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Description
λ A GEORGE III SATINWOOD SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, C.1790-1800
inlaid with stringing and amaranth banding, the arched top with leaf carving, with a pair of lancet astragal glazed doors, enclosing green pleated silk and adjustable shelves, the secretaire fitted with pigeonholes, drawers and a central deep drawer, with penwork swag decoration, with a later leather writing surface, above three further drawers with silvered paktong handles and ivory escutcheons, on swept bracket feet, with two ivorine trade labels for Moss Harris 'M. Harris & Sons, 44/52 New Oxford ST. London'
227.6cm high, 110.2cm wide, 56.4cm deep
Provenance
Purchased from Hanson's, 26th October 2012, lot 960 for £20,500 hammer.
Kenneth Neame: An Enduring Legacy.
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate.