CIRCA 1790, THE LEGS LATER

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TAMBOUR DESK
CIRCA 1790, THE LEGS LATER
WITH DOMED FLUTED TAMBOUR ENCLOSING FOUR SMALL DRAWERS AND FOUR PIGEON-HOLES, ABOVE A BAIZE-LINED FRIEZE DRAWER WITH FALL FRONT, OVER AN ARRANGEMENT OF SEVEN DRAWERS, THE SIDES AND REVERSE WITH VENEERED PANELS, ON SQUARE LEGS, WITH BRASS CAPS AND LARGE PIERCED CASTERS
39 IN. (99 CM.) HIGH, 39½ IN. (100 CM.) WIDE, 24½ IN. (62 CM.) DEEP

Provenance

BY REPUTE, THE EARLS SPENCER, ALTHORP, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
WITH PARTRIDGE FINE ARTS LTD., LONDON, 1983.

Lot Essay

WHEN PURCHASED IN 1983, PARTRIDGE NOTED THAT THE DESK HAD COME FROM ALTHORP, THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SEAT OF THE EARLS OF SPENCER. THE SPENCER FAMILY HAVE LONG HELD SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD, AND THE 6TH EARL SPENCER WAS LORD CHAMBERLAIN BETWEEN 1905 AND 1912. THE 6TH EARL WAS THE GREAT-GRANDFATHER OF DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES.

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