Lot 123
123
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE

CIRCA 1765, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

Details
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1765, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
The swan's-neck pediment above two glazed doors, over a secretaire drawer revealing a fitted interior, above two cupboard doors opening to two small and two large cedar-lined drawers, on bracket feet, the hinges stamped H. TIBATS, electrified, later glass shelves
91 in. (231 cm.) high, 40¾ in. (103.5 cm.) wide, 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Hotspur Ltd., London.
Sale room notice
The later glass shelves are no longer present and will be replaced at Christie's expense.

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Lot Essay

The supberb quality of craftsmanship, extraordinary timbers and details of the design, such as the profile of the cresting and feet, glazing bar pattern and cut-corner doors, all correspond to the work of Thomas Chippendale. Of parcticular interset are the lady's secretaire supplied for Nostell Priory (1766) and a pair of bookcases for Wilton House (1760-62) illustrated in C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, New York, 1978, vol. II, pp. 44-46, 58, figs. 68-70, 90).

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