A LATE VICTORIAN SYCAMORE, SABICU, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE BREAKFRONT-BOOKCASE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, ADAPTED FROM AN 18TH CENTURY BOOKCASE BY WILLIAM WILSON, IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE

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A LATE VICTORIAN SYCAMORE, SABICU, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE BREAKFRONT-BOOKCASE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, ADAPTED FROM AN 18TH CENTURY BOOKCASE BY WILLIAM WILSON, IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE
OF BREAKFRONT FORM, THE ARCHED PEDIMENT OVER A FLUTED CORNICE AND THREE GLAZED DOORS ENCLOSING A SHELVED CREAM SILK-LINED INTERIOR, ABOVE A CENTRAL SECRETAIRE DRAWER OPENING TO REVEAL A GILT-TOOLED GREEN LEATHER-LINED WRITING SURFACE AND A RANGE OF PIGEONHOLES AND CEDAR-LINED DRAWERS, FLANKED BY TWO DRAWERS ABOVE THREE CABINET DOORS, DECORATED OVERALL WITH STYLIZED LEAF MEDALLIONS AND BELLFLOWER SWAGS, LOWER RIGHT DRAWER BOTTOM WITH PENCIL INSCRIPTION WM WILSON NORWICH, WIRED FOR ELECTRICITY
93IN. (236CM.) HIGH, 67IN. (170CM.) WIDE, 15IN. (38CM.) DEEP

Provenance

THE ESTATE OF MARC HAAS, SOLD IN THESE ROOMS, 2 FEBRUARY 1991, LOT 274 ($20,900).

Lot Essay

WILLIAM WILSON IS RECORDED AS BEING ACTIVE IN NORWICH AS A CABINETMAKER FROM 1780-1818. DURING THIS TIME HE LIVED IN THE PARISHES OF ST LAURENCE, ST PETER MANCROFT, ST MICHAEL AT PLEA AND ST PETER, HUNGATE. (SEE THE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE MAKERS 1660-1840, LEEDS, 1986, P.990)

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