Lot Essay
The use of highly figured burr veneer and prominent banding relates this bureau to the work of G. Coxed and T. Woster of 'The White Swan' in St. Paul's Churchyard, who are best known for their work in simulated mulberry with pewter inlay. The use of ornamental hinges is also characteristic of the firm.
A bureau-cabinet bearing their label is illustrated in R. Edwards and P. Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn., 1954, vol. I, p. 138, fig. 33. Another bureau of the same overall form was sold anonymously, Christie's London, 26 November 1996, lot 190.
A bureau-cabinet bearing their label is illustrated in R. Edwards and P. Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev. edn., 1954, vol. I, p. 138, fig. 33. Another bureau of the same overall form was sold anonymously, Christie's London, 26 November 1996, lot 190.