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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY LINEN-PRESS
CIRCA 1790 AND RESTORED
Details
A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY LINEN-PRESS
CIRCA 1790 AND RESTORED
The arched cresting inlaid with the Prince-of-Wales feathers above a fluted and paterae inlaid frieze and a pair of oval crossbanded doors enclosing three slides, the base with two short and two long drawers, shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, the doors and the two long drawer fronts reconstructed to counteract shrinkage
96½ in. (245 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) wide, 23¼ in. (59 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1790 AND RESTORED
The arched cresting inlaid with the Prince-of-Wales feathers above a fluted and paterae inlaid frieze and a pair of oval crossbanded doors enclosing three slides, the base with two short and two long drawers, shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, the doors and the two long drawer fronts reconstructed to counteract shrinkage
96½ in. (245 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) wide, 23¼ in. (59 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the late Marion Johnson Wise, Jr.; Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 1991, lot 367.