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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
(LOTS 247-249)
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BUREAU-CABINET
CIRCA 1750
細節
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BUREAU-CABINET
Circa 1750
The stepped dentilled rectangular cornice above a central door, enclosing two adjustable shelves, flanked by two doors, enclosing five adjustable short shelves, on a plain moulded plinth, the bureau section with a slope, enclosing a fitted interior with twenty-four mahogany-lined drawers with ebony cockbeading, above two panelled frieze-drawers, above two doors enclosing two sliding trays, on a plinth base, the handles on the exterior drawers replaced, the panels on the reverse of the upper doors possibly replaced, the side doors with later glass
92 in. (234 cm.) high, 46¾ in. (119 cm.) wide, 25¾ in. (65½ cm.) deep
Circa 1750
The stepped dentilled rectangular cornice above a central door, enclosing two adjustable shelves, flanked by two doors, enclosing five adjustable short shelves, on a plain moulded plinth, the bureau section with a slope, enclosing a fitted interior with twenty-four mahogany-lined drawers with ebony cockbeading, above two panelled frieze-drawers, above two doors enclosing two sliding trays, on a plinth base, the handles on the exterior drawers replaced, the panels on the reverse of the upper doors possibly replaced, the side doors with later glass
92 in. (234 cm.) high, 46¾ in. (119 cm.) wide, 25¾ in. (65½ cm.) deep
來源
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 29 November 2001, lot 92.