Lot Essay
Clumber was designed and built by Stephen Wright (d.1780), who worked for the 2nd Duke at Clumber from 1768-1778, however, it was razed in 1938.
Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING-TABLE
The rectangular moulded top above a frieze drawer lined with original 18th Century red paper, with shaped angle brackets and on chamferred legs, with paper label 'CLUMBER' preceded by a ducal coronet and 'N. 5273'
38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide; 28¼ in. (78 cm. ) high; 23½ in. (60 cm.) deep
The rectangular moulded top above a frieze drawer lined with original 18th Century red paper, with shaped angle brackets and on chamferred legs, with paper label 'CLUMBER' preceded by a ducal coronet and 'N. 5273'
38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide; 28¼ in. (78 cm. ) high; 23½ in. (60 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Duke of Newcastle, Clumber, Worksop, Nottinghamshire.