A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CROFT crossbanded and inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the rectangular twin-flap top centred by an oval above a frieze drawer enclosing a green leather-lined hinged writing-surface, above an oval-inlaid door enclosing twelve part cedar-lined drawers, the sides with brass carrying-handles and on plinth base | Christie's

Lot 58

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CROFT crossbanded and inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the rectangular twin-flap top centred by an oval above a frieze drawer enclosing a green leather-lined hinged writing-surface, above an oval-inlaid door enclosing twelve part cedar-lined drawers, the sides with brass carrying-handles and on plinth base

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CROFT crossbanded and inlaid overall with boxwood lines, the rectangular twin-flap top centred by an oval above a frieze drawer enclosing a green leather-lined hinged writing-surface, above an oval-inlaid door enclosing twelve part cedar-lined drawers, the sides with brass carrying-handles and on plinth base
31¼in. (79.5cm.) wide, open; 32¼in. (82cm.) high; 15in. (38cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A croft, or small writing-cabinet, is named after its inventor, The Reverend Sir Herbert Croft, Bt (1751-1816), (see: Sir Ambrose Heel, The Croft, Country Life, January 17, 1947)

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