AN EARLY GEORGIAN BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED SECRETAIRE CHEST decorated overall with landscape scenes in the Japanese style, with later superstructure with conforming decoration with four drawers and eight pigeon-holes, the chest with fitted secretaire drawer above three graduated long drawers, on later bracket feet, formerly with bun feet, previously the base of a tallboy | Christie's

Lot 53

AN EARLY GEORGIAN BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED SECRETAIRE CHEST decorated overall with landscape scenes in the Japanese style, with later superstructure with conforming decoration with four drawers and eight pigeon-holes, the chest with fitted secretaire drawer above three graduated long drawers, on later bracket feet, formerly with bun feet, previously the base of a tallboy

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AN EARLY GEORGIAN BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED SECRETAIRE CHEST decorated overall with landscape scenes in the Japanese style, with later superstructure with conforming decoration with four drawers and eight pigeon-holes, the chest with fitted secretaire drawer above three graduated long drawers, on later bracket feet, formerly with bun feet, previously the base of a tallboy
41½in. (105.5cm.) wide; 51in. (129.5cm.) high; 21¾in. (55cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A japanned secretaire chest of more ambitious form and with the addition of a pierced fretwork gallery was sold from the collection of the late Sir James Horlick, Bt., in these Rooms, 22 November 1973, lot 55.

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