Lot Essay
The pattern of serpentine writing table may be derived from designs published by Thomas Chippendale (d. 1779) in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director, 1763, plates LVI [56] & LVIII [58].
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OF CHIPPENDALE STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A MAHOGANY PEDESTAL DESK
OF CHIPPENDALE STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With serpentine rectangular green leather-lined top above three frieze drawers and a kneehole flanked on each side by three drawers, with cluster-column uprights, the reverse with three frieze drawers above two panelled cupboards, on a plinth base with concealed castors, the hinges stamped 'HORNE PATENT', the handles original
32 in. (81 cm.) high; 66 in. (167.5 cm.) wide; 44½ in. (113 cm.) deep
OF CHIPPENDALE STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With serpentine rectangular green leather-lined top above three frieze drawers and a kneehole flanked on each side by three drawers, with cluster-column uprights, the reverse with three frieze drawers above two panelled cupboards, on a plinth base with concealed castors, the hinges stamped 'HORNE PATENT', the handles original
32 in. (81 cm.) high; 66 in. (167.5 cm.) wide; 44½ in. (113 cm.) deep
Provenance
Sir Joshua Rowley, Bt., Tendring Hall, Suffolk.
Bought by the present owner in the early 1960s through Denys Wrey.
Bought by the present owner in the early 1960s through Denys Wrey.
Special notice
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