A QUEEN ANNE PEWTER-INLAID STAINED FIELD-MAPLE BUREAU-CABINET
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A QUEEN ANNE PEWTER-INLAID STAINED FIELD-MAPLE BUREAU-CABINET

IN THE MANNER OF JOHN COXED

Details
A QUEEN ANNE PEWTER-INLAID STAINED FIELD-MAPLE BUREAU-CABINET
In the manner of John Coxed
Crossbanded overall in kingwood, the moulded rectangular cornice above a pair of shaped glass panelled doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, above a pair of candle-slides, the lower section with a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior with a well, above four short drawers and two long drawers, on later bun feet, with old Sotheby's catalogue entry to the interior, the cabinet originally fitted with three drawers at the bottom and with mirror panels, the metalwork and one interior drawer replaced, some minor replacements to veneer
79½ in. (202 cm.) high; 42 in. (107 cm.) wide; 23½ in. (59.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The late K.B. Harris, sold Sotheby's London, 25 January 1974, lot 41.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This bureau-cabinet relates closely (particularly in the configuration of the drawers) to one illustrated in C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture: 1700-1840, Leeds, 1998, p. 154, fig. 236, and labelled with the St Paul's Churchyard cabinetmaker John Coxed's label, datable to 1705-10. John Coxed (d. 1718) became free in 1703 and was established at the 'White Swan' in St Paul's Churchyard, the first in a long line of distinguished cabinetmakers to operate from this address. Coxed is the earliest known cabinetmaker to use stained maple, ash or elm veneers as employed in the present example. He was suceeded at the White Swan by G. Coxed and T. Woster who made similarly stain-veneered pieces.

See also lot 160 in this sale.

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