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FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE FRIEZE DRAWER SECTION ALTERED
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A CHINESE-EXPORT AMBOYNA WRITING-CABINET
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE FRIEZE DRAWER SECTION ALTERED
The superstructure with shaped three-quarter cresting above a reeded frieze and a pair of panelled doors enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon-holes and camphorwood-lined drawers around a door, above a pedestal desk section with three mahogany-lined drawers, each pedestal with camphorwood-lined drawers, on squared ebonised paw feet, the underside of the drawers with Chinese characters, the top surface of the pedestal desk section originally sliding, the frieze drawers probably later inserted and later lined, the central frieze drawer previously with a hinged writing-slope, with silver personalised key fob and chain
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 44 in. (112 cm.) wide; 25¼. in. (64 cm.) deep
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE FRIEZE DRAWER SECTION ALTERED
The superstructure with shaped three-quarter cresting above a reeded frieze and a pair of panelled doors enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon-holes and camphorwood-lined drawers around a door, above a pedestal desk section with three mahogany-lined drawers, each pedestal with camphorwood-lined drawers, on squared ebonised paw feet, the underside of the drawers with Chinese characters, the top surface of the pedestal desk section originally sliding, the frieze drawers probably later inserted and later lined, the central frieze drawer previously with a hinged writing-slope, with silver personalised key fob and chain
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 44 in. (112 cm.) wide; 25¼. in. (64 cm.) deep
Provenance
Mrs. Swain, 38 Clarendon Road, Holland Park Avenue (according to the fob of the keychain).
Special notice
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.