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A PAIR OF GEORGE III INDIAN ROSEWOOD CROSSBANDED SATINWOOD FIRE-SCREEN WRITING TABLES

CIRCA 1780

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III INDIAN ROSEWOOD CROSSBANDED SATINWOOD FIRE-SCREEN WRITING TABLES
CIRCA 1780
Each with retractable silk-lined screen, inset gilt-tooled writing surface and fitted frieze drawer on square tapering legs
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high (not extended); 18 in. (45 cm.) wide; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) deep

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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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Lot Essay

These tables are based on a design for a 'screen' table published in Thomas Sheraton's The Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book of 1793, pl. 43. According to Sheraton, 'this table is intended for a lady to write or work at near the fire; the screen part behind securing her face from its injuries.'

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