Lot Essay
The arms are those of Durant, Hampshire impaling another.
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CIRCA 1805
Details
A REGENCY SILVER-MOUNTED SATINWOOD TRAVELLING DESK
Circa 1805
With hinged slant lid mounted with silver placque engraved with a coat-of-arms, enclosing a cedar- and leatherette-lined writing surface and fitted with a silver inkwell and a sander hallmarked for 1806, the lids also with coats-of-arms, the sides mounted with carry handles
6in. (16cm.) high, 19in. (49cm.) wide, 14in (35.5cm.) deep
Circa 1805
With hinged slant lid mounted with silver placque engraved with a coat-of-arms, enclosing a cedar- and leatherette-lined writing surface and fitted with a silver inkwell and a sander hallmarked for 1806, the lids also with coats-of-arms, the sides mounted with carry handles
6in. (16cm.) high, 19in. (49cm.) wide, 14in (35.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Purchased from David Tremayne Ltd., London in 1965 (85).