Property of A WEST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GEORGE III WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE

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A GEORGE III WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1765

The ribbed pagoda crest surmounted by open fret above a fretwork cornice and further shaped pagoda hung with bells, the pair of geometric glazed doors with gilt-carved upper band flanked by similar side sections, the base with carved waist and central secretaire drawer with facade formed as seven small drawers above a curved kneehole and two cabinet doors, each mounted with a cypher and opening to small drawers, the sides with four tiers of graduating drawers on a foliate-carved plinth base - 111in. (282cm.) high, 93½in. (237cm.) wide, 23in. (58cm.) deep