Lot Essay
This desk stood in Lady Thatcher’s study at her home, 73 Chester Square, London.
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CIRCA 1990
Details
A BURR OAK CROSS-BANDED AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID OAK DESK
CIRCA 1990
The quartered veneered top inlaid with mother-of-pearl roundels above five drawers, the reverse with a central frieze drawer, the sides with filing drawers, on floral-boss-headed tapering square legs
31 ¾ in. (80.5 cm.) high; 50 ¼ in. (138 cm.) wide 33 ¼ in. (84.5 cm.) diameter
CIRCA 1990
The quartered veneered top inlaid with mother-of-pearl roundels above five drawers, the reverse with a central frieze drawer, the sides with filing drawers, on floral-boss-headed tapering square legs
31 ¾ in. (80.5 cm.) high; 50 ¼ in. (138 cm.) wide 33 ¼ in. (84.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from William Yeoward, King’s Road, London, early 1990s.
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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