A REGENCY MAHOGANY DAVENPORT

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY DAVENPORT
The square hinged top enclosing a blue leather document wallet flanked by mahogany envelope racks, above a fitted interior to the rear with inkwells and trays, with hinged section enclosing two blue leather-lined flaps, each side with a slide, above a pair of panelled doors enclosing six short and three long mahogany-lined drawers with convex quarter-fillets, each with a rosewood turned knob handle, on turned feet, the hinges and locks probably replaced, the locks stamped 'J.BRAMAH 194 PICCADILLY' below a crown
36¾ in. (93.5 cm.) high; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) square

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Lot Essay

This lady's writing-cabinet is fitted with candle-slides at the sides of its 'commode' chest-of-drawers; while its hinged top, incorporating 'letter-box' racks and leather wallet, reveals a folding writing-box with leather-lined slope. With its flat top, it represents an alternative version of the convenient 'Davenport' desk discussed in J. C. Loudon's Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1833, no. 1945. The lock-maker Bramah, introduced the Piccadilly address on their locks in 1798.

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