Lot Essay
The desk is designed in the George II manner. Its 'gothic' panel leg pattern corresponds to that on a mahogany hall-seat illustrated in A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, New York, 1968, pl. 125.
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OF GEORGE II STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
A BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED WRITING-TABLE
OF GEORGE II STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with Chinoiserie scenes, the rounded rectangular top with two hinged flaps above two frieze drawers, one with a removable writing-surface, the reverse with a hinged flap enclosing pigeon-holes and four small drawers, on cabriole legs headed by Gothic arches, on paw feet headed by acanthus
31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81 cm.) deep
OF GEORGE II STYLE, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with Chinoiserie scenes, the rounded rectangular top with two hinged flaps above two frieze drawers, one with a removable writing-surface, the reverse with a hinged flap enclosing pigeon-holes and four small drawers, on cabriole legs headed by Gothic arches, on paw feet headed by acanthus
31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 54 in. (137 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81 cm.) deep
Provenance
Bought from, Frank Ganci, Schooley's Mt. Village, New Jersey 1964.
Literature
New York Times, 10 December 1967.