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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
(LOTS 384-385)
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING-DESK
CIRCA 1770
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING-DESK
CIRCA 1770
THE BANDED RECTANGULAR TOP WITH TOOLED GILT BROWN LEATHER INSET AND MOLDED EDGE FLANKED TO EACH SIDE BY A DISHED CANDLESLIDE, THE CENTRAL FRIEZE DRAWER OVER A KNEEHOLE WITH LATER PIERCED FRETWORK SPANDRELS, FLANKED TO EACH SIDE BY THREE GRADUATED DRAWERS, THE REVERSE WITH ONE FRIEZE DRAWER FLANKED BY TWO SHORT DRAWERS, ABOVE TWO FALSE DRAWERS TO EACH SIDE OF THE KNEEHOLE, OVER A MOLDED LOWER EDGE OF EACH SIDE ON TAPERING SQUARE LEGS WITH PIERCED FRETWORK ANGLES AND STEPPED BLOCK FEET ON LEATHER CASTERS, THE DRAWER FRONTS EACH WITH MOLDED SURROUNDS, ONE LOCK STAMPED SECURE LEVER
30¼IN. (77CM.) HIGH, 40IN. (101.5CM.) WIDE, 24IN. (61CM.) DEEP
CIRCA 1770
THE BANDED RECTANGULAR TOP WITH TOOLED GILT BROWN LEATHER INSET AND MOLDED EDGE FLANKED TO EACH SIDE BY A DISHED CANDLESLIDE, THE CENTRAL FRIEZE DRAWER OVER A KNEEHOLE WITH LATER PIERCED FRETWORK SPANDRELS, FLANKED TO EACH SIDE BY THREE GRADUATED DRAWERS, THE REVERSE WITH ONE FRIEZE DRAWER FLANKED BY TWO SHORT DRAWERS, ABOVE TWO FALSE DRAWERS TO EACH SIDE OF THE KNEEHOLE, OVER A MOLDED LOWER EDGE OF EACH SIDE ON TAPERING SQUARE LEGS WITH PIERCED FRETWORK ANGLES AND STEPPED BLOCK FEET ON LEATHER CASTERS, THE DRAWER FRONTS EACH WITH MOLDED SURROUNDS, ONE LOCK STAMPED SECURE LEVER
30¼IN. (77CM.) HIGH, 40IN. (101.5CM.) WIDE, 24IN. (61CM.) DEEP