A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE BREAKFRONT-BOOKCASE

CIRCA 1780

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A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE BREAKFRONT-BOOKCASE
Circa 1780
The rectangular molded cornice above two pairs of glazed mullioned doors over an outset case with a central drawer fitted with a writing slide and compartments, over a pair of panelled doors, flanked by two banks of four graduated drawers on bracket feet, decorated overall with narrow bands of ebony and fruitwood, brasses replaced
98in. (244cm.) high, 97½in. (247.5cm.) wide, 25in. (63.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The bookcase's arched glazing derives from a pattern of 'Doors for Bookcases' published in Thomas Sheraton's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, London, 1793, part III, pl. XXIX, no.1. The bookcase compares to an example sold Christie's London, 16 September 1999, lot 113 which exhibits virtually the same pattern glazing and proportion.

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