A George III satinwood and mahogany secretaire bonheur du jour, after a design by Thomas Sheraton

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A George III satinwood and mahogany secretaire bonheur du jour, after a design by Thomas Sheraton
Crossbanded in tulipwood and inlaid with lines, the superstructure with an arched three-quarter gallery with an open compartment and drawer below, flanked by a bowed cupboard to either side, enclosed by an arched panel door, the fall enclosing a fitted interior with four drawers, three arched pigeon holes and a tooled leather-lined writing surface, with a panelled fall front below, on square tapering legs, brass caps and castors
29in. (74cm.) wide, 46in. (119cm.) high, 17in. (45cm.) deep

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The books illustrated are included in the lot.

Lot Essay

The design for this secretaire is taken from The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book of 1794, plate 64 by Thomas Sheraton and is titled 'A new design of a Lady's secretary and cabinet'.
This cabinet has been discussed and researched by Anthony Coleridge in the Antique Magazine, summer 1991; 'Dating Problems....attempts to date a fine George III secretaire'.
Although the maker of this cabinet is not known, a similar piece by George Simson of St Paul's churchyard is illustrated in the Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1800, p.422, C Gilbert, Maney 1966.

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