A REGENCY MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
The moulded arched cornice above a pair of geometrically-glazed doors, enclosing a yellow silk-lined interior, above a secretaire-drawer, enclosing pigeon-holes and serpentine-fronted drawers and a leather-lined flap and flanked by a drawer to each side, one with cellaret partitions, above a pair of panelled doors with circular moulding enclosing five adjustable shelves, on a moulded base with brass paw feet, lacking shelves to the top half, the top section fitted for electricity, restorations, later handles
93½ in. (237.5 cm.) high; 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide; 19¼ in. (49 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 18 November 1993, lot 119.

Lot Essay

The 'Secretary and Bookcase' pattern, with elliptic cresting and commode doors embellished with medallioned tablets, derives from a pattern in Thomas Sheraton's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, London, 1793; while its mosaiced glazing incorporates elements from The Cabinet-maker's London Book of Prices, London 1788, pls. XV, no. 10 and XXVII, no. 7.

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