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CIRCA 1790
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD, BIRCH AND YEWWOOD ARCHITECT'S DESK
CIRCA 1790
Strung overall in boxwood and ebony, the hinged, ratchet-supported, leather-inset sloping top above a central drawer and cupboard flanked to each side by two deep drawers faced as four short drawers, the drawers crossbanded in rosewood, the sides banded in figured yewwood and birch, the back finished and banded in rosewood, the whole inlaid above the feet with flutes of pale hardwood
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide; 28 in. (71 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1790
Strung overall in boxwood and ebony, the hinged, ratchet-supported, leather-inset sloping top above a central drawer and cupboard flanked to each side by two deep drawers faced as four short drawers, the drawers crossbanded in rosewood, the sides banded in figured yewwood and birch, the back finished and banded in rosewood, the whole inlaid above the feet with flutes of pale hardwood
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide; 28 in. (71 cm.) deep
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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