A LATE GEORGE II BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD KNEEHOLE DESK

MID-18TH CENTURY AND MODIFIED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A LATE GEORGE II BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD KNEEHOLE DESK
MID-18TH CENTURY AND MODIFIED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular top with inset corners, recessed front and reeded edge above an arched recess with concave cupboard door flanked by two banks of four false drawers, the ends fitted with four mahogany-lined graduated drawers on bracket feet, the handles later
28¾ in. (73 cm.) high, 43¾ in. (111 cm.) wide, 22¾ in. (58 cm.) deep

拍品专文

The updating of this desk in the early 19th century demonstrates the revival of the 'antiquarian' taste as promoted by connoisseurs of the time, such as William Beckford, Alexander Hamilton and the work of Robert Hume and Edward Holmes Baldock, and with the republishing of mid-18th century pattern books. This desk bears much resemblance, particularly with the use of brass-stringing, to the work of John Channon (1711-c.1783), who had premises at 109 St, Martin's Lane, London. However, the thickness of the stringing, the reeded edge and the discolouration where there have evidently been handles of mid-18th century design suggest that this desk was updated in the first part of the 19th century.