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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU-CABINET

细节
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU-CABINET
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, NORTHERN COUNTIES

The molded cornice above a pair of mirror-inset doors with gothic arched mullions enclosing a shelved interior with central fretwork compartment over a fret-carved drawer, the slant lid enclosing a fretwork-carved fitted interior over four long drawers flanked by pierced fretwork angles on later ogee bracket feet 87in. (221cm.) high, 47½in. (121cm.) wide, 24¾in. (63cm.) deep

拍品专文

The form of this bookcase with its gothic arched astragals, and fretwork waist and details is based on a design dated 1753 for a 'Desk and Bookcase' published in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd edn., 1762, pl.CIX. This piece was almost certainly made by a local cabinetmaker subscribing to The Director. Its wide proportions are characteristic of pieces produced in the north of England.