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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 662-663)
A WILLIAM AND MARY BLACK, RED AND GILT-JAPANNED BUREAU-CABINET
LATE 17TH/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A WILLIAM AND MARY BLACK, RED AND GILT-JAPANNED BUREAU-CABINET
LATE 17TH/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with Chinese figures and birds in landscapes, the double-domed cornice above a pair of arched panelled doors with later mirrors to the reverse, the simulated tortoiseshell fitted interior incorporating earlier elements with two shelves above a mirrored tiered platform and three drawers, above three candle slides and a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior with drawers, secret drawers, pigeon-holes and a well, above six small drawers and an arched apron, on later bun feet, the central panels to the door reversed and with later mirrors, the interior redecorated to the upper section and refitted, the handles replaced
84 ½ in. (215 cm.) high; 43 ¾ in. (111 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
LATE 17TH/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with Chinese figures and birds in landscapes, the double-domed cornice above a pair of arched panelled doors with later mirrors to the reverse, the simulated tortoiseshell fitted interior incorporating earlier elements with two shelves above a mirrored tiered platform and three drawers, above three candle slides and a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior with drawers, secret drawers, pigeon-holes and a well, above six small drawers and an arched apron, on later bun feet, the central panels to the door reversed and with later mirrors, the interior redecorated to the upper section and refitted, the handles replaced
84 ½ in. (215 cm.) high; 43 ¾ in. (111 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Lt. Col. Sir George Lindsay Holford, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., C.B.E., (d. 1926) Equerry to George V, Dorchester House, London and Westonbirt, Gloucestershire and by descent until sold Christie's, London, 21 April, 2005, lot 125.
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