Sale 5686
London
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31 October 1996
Price realised
GBP 12,650
Estimate
A walnut fall-front writing cabinet Designed by Edward Barnsley, 1933 Fully panelled front, top, sides and back, cabinet with two short drawers below, opening to reveal fitted interior with compartments and three shallow drawers with small ebony handles, the whole with finely detailed scrolled brass handles and ebony-inlaid lock surrounds, on simple stand with double stretchers 33in. (83.8cm.) wide; 45¼in. (115cm.) high; 13 7/8in. (35.3cm.) deep
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Sold with Edward Barnsley's original pencil drawing for this piece, entitled ' A Walnut Writing Cabinet', signed and dated May 1933.
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