Lot Essay
A closely related secretaire-bookcase was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 6 July 1990, lot 87.
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
Banded overall with boxwood and inlaid with ebony lines and crossbanded in satinwood, the rectangular moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing six short removable shelves, above a hinged secretaire-drawer enclosing a fitted interior with central drawer, above a serpentine recess flanked by three drawers and two pigeon-holes to each side, above three graduated drawers and a serpentine apron, on bracket feet
37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 78 in. (198 cm.) high; 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep
Banded overall with boxwood and inlaid with ebony lines and crossbanded in satinwood, the rectangular moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing six short removable shelves, above a hinged secretaire-drawer enclosing a fitted interior with central drawer, above a serpentine recess flanked by three drawers and two pigeon-holes to each side, above three graduated drawers and a serpentine apron, on bracket feet
37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 78 in. (198 cm.) high; 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep