EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE II PADOUK BUREAU-CABINET
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular cavetto cornice above a pair of glazed doors with geometric astragals enclosing three adjustable shelves above a bureau section enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon-holes and mahogany-lined drawers around a door, flanked by column drawers and a well with a sliding cover, above two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet, the rear feet in mahogany, the handles replaced, the lower part of the upper section previously with drawers, the secondary woods of pine and oak
82½ in. (209.5 cm.) high; 40¼ in. (102 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A George II bureau cabinet, circa 1730, with similar exotic padouk veneers was sold in 'Out of the Ordinary: The discerning and individual taste of Christopher Gibbs and Harris Lindsay; Christie's, London, 10 May 2006, lot 165 (£38,400). The latter bureau-cabinet was made of 'huali', a type of padouk and may have been commissioned through the East India Company trading in Canton and like the present lot, was made in England. The Strand cabinet-maker, John Channon (d. 1779) was renowned for producing spectacular furniture with lavish use of exotic timbers, such as padouk and rosewood.

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