Lot 120
120
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY DOUBLE-PEDESTAL DESK
PROPERTY OF AN ESTATE (LOT 120)
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY DOUBLE-PEDESTAL DESK

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Details
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY DOUBLE-PEDESTAL DESK
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The rectangular top with inset leather above a fretwork frieze, two banks of three drawers, the locks stamped HOBBS & CO/LONDON
30 in. (76 cm.) high, 66 in. (167.5 cm.) wide, 42 in. (106.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Rt. Hon. Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GSVO, DSO, PC.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 17 April 1993, lot 486.
The Hascoe Family Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 23 January 2011, lot 157.

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Lot Essay

The desk follows a design by Thomas Chippendale, and was part of the estate of Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979). Lord Mountbatten had a long and successful military career, including his time as the last Viceroy to India.

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