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A GEORGE II WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK
CIRCA 1745
Details
A GEORGE II WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK
CIRCA 1745
Of serpentine form with nine drawers surrounding an arched kneehole with cabinet door enclosing a shelf, on ogee bracket feet, with old BADA exhibition label to center drawer, Kent Gallery trade label and white painted museum accession numbers, brasses later cast and refinished
33 in. (84 cm.) high, 46 in. (117 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1745
Of serpentine form with nine drawers surrounding an arched kneehole with cabinet door enclosing a shelf, on ogee bracket feet, with old BADA exhibition label to center drawer, Kent Gallery trade label and white painted museum accession numbers, brasses later cast and refinished
33 in. (84 cm.) high, 46 in. (117 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Kent Gallery, London.
Gift of Robert H. Allerton, 1932.
Gift of Robert H. Allerton, 1932.
Exhibited
BADA Art Treasures Exhibition, Christie's, London, 1932.
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