Lot 176
176
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD CHEVERET TABLE crossbanded overall in mahogany and inlaid with a boxwood line, the removable superstructure with arched handle, shelf and three cedar-lined drawers, the base with hinged front enclosing a green leather-lined writing-surface above a cedar-lined drawer and on square tapering legs, restorations

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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD CHEVERET TABLE crossbanded overall in mahogany and inlaid with a boxwood line, the removable superstructure with arched handle, shelf and three cedar-lined drawers, the base with hinged front enclosing a green leather-lined writing-surface above a cedar-lined drawer and on square tapering legs, restorations
21½in. (55cm.) wide; 43½in. (111cm.) high; 18in. (46cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This lady's work-table with carrying-handle for the removable book tray follows the design of a 'sheveret' that appears in Gillows estimate-sketch book for 7 July 1790. A stamped cheveret following this design was sold anonymously in these Rooms, 17 November 1988, lot 158

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