Sale 1559
New York
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18 October 2005
Price realised
USD 54,000
Estimate
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE CIRCA 1770 The dentil-moulded cornice above a pair of astragal-glazed doors enclosing a red silk-lined interior with two banks of three glass shelves, the panel fronted secretaire fitted with a leather writing surface, pigeonholes and mahogany-lined drawers above a pair of cut-cornered panelled cupboard doors enclosing two drawers and three slides on chanelled bracket feet, the upper section electrified 93¾ in. (238 cm.) high, 51½ in. (131 cm.) wide, 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
Provenance
with Andrew Jenkins, Bradford-on-Avon.
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