Lot Essay
The unusual acorn-cast escutcheon covers also appear on a chest-on-chest sold in these Rooms, 24 and 25 January 2001, lot 371.
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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
(LOTS 297-298)
A REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE
CIRCA 1805
Details
A REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE
Circa 1805
The eared gilt-tooled burgundy leather-inset top, over three frieze drawers with acorn-cast keyhole covers and florette pulls, reversing to three false drawers, on tapering reeded legs and brass caps and casters, the casters stamped COPE & COLLINSON PATENT, bearing an old dealer's or depository label printed J.A.&N.P.S., Farnborough, inscribed Mr. Fielding #7
30½in. (72½cm.) high, 48½in. (123cm.) wide, 31½in. (80cm.) deep
Circa 1805
The eared gilt-tooled burgundy leather-inset top, over three frieze drawers with acorn-cast keyhole covers and florette pulls, reversing to three false drawers, on tapering reeded legs and brass caps and casters, the casters stamped COPE & COLLINSON PATENT, bearing an old dealer's or depository label printed J.A.&N.P.S., Farnborough, inscribed Mr. Fielding #7
30½in. (72½cm.) high, 48½in. (123cm.) wide, 31½in. (80cm.) deep
Provenance
Mr. Fielding.
Anonymous sale, Phillips Oxford, 7 November 1991, lot 172 (£9,200).
Anonymous sale, Phillips Oxford, 7 November 1991, lot 172 (£9,200).