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A WALNUT CROSSBANDED AND FEATHERSTRUNG SECRETAIRE ON CHEST OF SMALL SIZE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… 顯示更多 South African born international interior designer Grant White was a director of the Chelsea based antiques shop O.F. Wilson Ltd for ten years before he left in 1999 to set up his own company, Grant White Design Ltd. From his studio showroom in The Old Imperial Laundry at Battersea, he continues to deal in antique and 20th century furniture. Together with his design team Grant works for clients in locations ranging from chateaux in the Loire to hotels and houses in London, America and the island of Mustique. Together or individually the items I have chosen could add an exotic and surprising twist to any contemporary or traditional interior. Most of these items are 19th century, but they come from all over the world and yet they share highly decorative complementary elements. For me one of the delights of the Christie's South Kensington saleroom is the sheer diversity of what is on offer. Lot 327 -- The Anglo Indian bureau This bureau dates from the first half of the 19th century and is probably Goanese. Anglo Indian furniture is a particular favourite of mine. The European lines of this piece have been softened and reinterpreted by Indian craftsmen, and then made up in exotic woods, which gives the piece great originality and character. I like the dramatic contrast of the graphic floral inlay in ivory against the darker hardwood. A piece like this is a strong statement and would add romance and glamour to both simple and grand rooms. Lot 532 -- The black and gold Regency chairs These are classic English Regency armchairs, dating from 1810. Although they are in need of some restoration work, they could be a great buy. Their elegant lines and quiet refined decoration would look good in the sleekest city apartment or most traditional country house. Lot 323 -- A pair of carved camel side tables These tables are beloved by decorators for their capacity to conjure up images of the exotic East; lifting the most prosaic interior into the realms of the fantastical. Surprisingly these are not Middle Eastern, as one might first suppose, but Anglo Indian. They date from the second half of the 19th century and are in exquisitely carved sandalwood.
A WALNUT CROSSBANDED AND FEATHERSTRUNG SECRETAIRE ON CHEST OF SMALL SIZE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A WALNUT CROSSBANDED AND FEATHERSTRUNG SECRETAIRE ON CHEST OF SMALL SIZE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Possibly with alterations to the base, top and base possibly associated, the upper part with a moulded cornice fitted with a cushion frieze drawer, the fall with featherbanded geometric lines, enclosing a fitted interior with detachable pigeon hole compartments above a central enclosed panel door fitted with three drawers to the interior and surrounded by eleven small drawers with open compartment below, the reverse of the fall inset with a later leatherette panel, the lower part with a moulded bevelled edge containing three long graduated drawers on bracket feet
35¾in. (91cm.) wide, 55¾in. (141.5cm.) high, 19in. (48cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.