Lot Essay
A related table from the Collection of Anthony de Rothschild is illustrated in R. Edwards, ed., The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn., 1954, p.254, fig.30.
Details
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY WRITING-TABLE
The rectangular leather-lined top above a pair of drawers with divided interiors and mounted with foliate-cast brass handles, on cabriole legs headed by acanthus and with hairy paw feet
31¾in.(81cm.) high, 55½in.(144cm.) wide, 28in. (71cm.) deep
The rectangular leather-lined top above a pair of drawers with divided interiors and mounted with foliate-cast brass handles, on cabriole legs headed by acanthus and with hairy paw feet
31¾in.(81cm.) high, 55½in.(144cm.) wide, 28in. (71cm.) deep
Provenance
Sold in these Rooms, 16 April 1994, lot 98