拍品 158
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT BUREAU-CABINET with shaped rectangualr mirrored plate, the scrolled broken pediment adorned with acanthus-sprays above a blind fretwork frieze supported by fluted Corinthian pilasters flanking the shaped rectangular plate, within a foliate giltwood slip enclosing a mahogany-lined interior with three adjustable shelves with two candle-slides and the front and one to the side, the lower section with a sloping flap enclosing a fitted interior with six pigeon-holes and six variously-sized drawers together with four further secret drawers around a central well, previously with a door, above four further long drawers on shaped bracket feet, the hinges of the door moved

細節
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT BUREAU-CABINET with shaped rectangualr mirrored plate, the scrolled broken pediment adorned with acanthus-sprays above a blind fretwork frieze supported by fluted Corinthian pilasters flanking the shaped rectangular plate, within a foliate giltwood slip enclosing a mahogany-lined interior with three adjustable shelves with two candle-slides and the front and one to the side, the lower section with a sloping flap enclosing a fitted interior with six pigeon-holes and six variously-sized drawers together with four further secret drawers around a central well, previously with a door, above four further long drawers on shaped bracket feet, the hinges of the door moved
34in.(86.5cm.)wide; 93½in.(236cm.)high; 22in.(56cm.)deep

拍品專文

Although there is an apparent stylistic contrast between the upper and lower sections of this bureau-bookcase, the mahogany top of the base has never been polished and both constructionally and in the close matching of the timbers the top and base are consistent. The most credible explanation is that this piece is of North Country origin, and this theory is supported by the unusual design of the slide and the characteristic chequered stringing to the interior drawers.