LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III EBONISED-INLAID AND SATINWOOD CYLINDER BUREAU
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular top with a pierced three-quarter brass gallery, above a roll-top enclosing an interior fitted with three pigeon-holes, three simulated drawers and four mahogany-lined drawers, above a mahogany sliding writing-surface fitted with a gilt-tooled green leather hinged ratcheted book-rest and two small wells, enclosing a secret compartment, the right side fitted with a mahogany-lined drawer, above a simulated frieze-drawer, on square tapering legs, with brass caps and castors
37¼ in. (94.5 cm.) high; 23½ in. (60 cm.) wide; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The pattern for this elegant cylinder bureau is derived from Thomas Sheraton's design for 'A Cylinder Desk and Bookcase', illustrated in his Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, London, 1792, pl. 47. A desk similar to the current lot, particularly in the arrangement of its interior, belonging to Norman Adams, Ltd., is illustrated in R. Fastnedge, Sheraton Furniture, London, 1962, pl. 60.
Another similar cylinder bureau veneered in rosewood was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 62.

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