MID-19TH CENTURY

Details

A MID-VICTORIAN BIRD'S-EYE-MAPLE AND ROSEWOOD WELLINGTON
MID-19TH CENTURY
With secretaire drawer, the stamp rubbed and frieze drawer bearing later label 'PRIESTS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE 1 & 2 WATER STREET BLACKFRIARS'
40½ in. (103 cm.) high; 29¼ in. (74.5 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

W. Priest is well known as an auctioneer, appraiser and retailer (active 1837-1840) whose trade label appears on furniture dating from the late 18th Century through the mid-Victorian era. Labels with the Tudor Street address describe his business as a 'Furniture Warehouse', suggesting that Priest sold furniture secondhand. It has been suggested that he is likely to have specialized in office and library furniture (C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture: 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pp. 45-46).

More from Christie's Interiors

View All