A MID-VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT, MOTHER-PEARL AND BONE INLAID OAK CHEVAL SECRETAIRE
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A MID-VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT, MOTHER-PEARL AND BONE INLAID OAK CHEVAL SECRETAIRE

BY THORNHILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1870-1880

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A MID-VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT, MOTHER-PEARL AND BONE INLAID OAK CHEVAL SECRETAIRE
BY THORNHILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1870-1880
THE FALL FRONT AND SIDES DECORATED WITH RAISED GILT CHINOISERIE MOTIFS, INSET WITH CHINESE RICE PAPER GOUACHE STUDIES OF FIGURES ENGAGED IN VARIOUS PURSUITS UNDERGLASS, THE SIDES FLANKED BY CORINTHIAN BRASS FLUTED COLUMNS, STAMPED 'THORNHILL'S PATENT NO. 4586', ENCLOSING A RED LEATHER LINED INTERIOR FITTED WITH VARIOUS POCKETS AND A WRITING SURFACE, ON SPLAYED SHAPED LEGS WITH CASTORS
49¼ IN. (125 CM.); 23¾ IN. (60.2 CM.) WIDE; 6 IN. (15 CM.) DEEP
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