A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU crossbanded overall in satinwood, the upper section with three-quarter galleried rectangular top and moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing a yellow velvet-lined interior with two later glass shelves, the lower section with solid cylinder enclosing a green leather-lined writing surface, pigeon-holes and satinwood-fronted drawers, above a central frieze drawer and an arched kneehole flanked to each side by four drawers, on turned tapering feet

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU crossbanded overall in satinwood, the upper section with three-quarter galleried rectangular top and moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing a yellow velvet-lined interior with two later glass shelves, the lower section with solid cylinder enclosing a green leather-lined writing surface, pigeon-holes and satinwood-fronted drawers, above a central frieze drawer and an arched kneehole flanked to each side by four drawers, on turned tapering feet
34¼in. (87cm.) wide; 66½in. (169cm.) high; 21in. (53cm.) deep
Provenance
Bought from Biggs of Maidenhead at the Antique Dealers' Fair, Grosvenor House, 1960, and invoiced on 8 June for #925
Literature
Country Life, 22 October 1959, Biggs of Maidenhead advertisement The Antique Collector, June 1960, Antique Dealers' Fair review, pl.VII

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