Lot 153
WILLIAM JAMES NEATBY (1860-1910)
ART NOUVEAU MAHOGANY WRITING CABINET, CIRCA 1903
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 25 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
£4,750
Description
with inlaid chequer banded decoration, the superstructure with projecting cornice and totemic inlay above two panelled doors, each mounted with elaborate brass hinges and drop handles and enclosing an interior fitted with pigeonholes and a pull down leather writing surface, the base with single drawer raised on square tapered legs joined by stretchers
Dimensions
70cm wide, 130cm high, 38cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Cooper, Jeremy 'Victorian & Edwardian Furniture & Interiors', Thames & Hudson 1998, p. 222, pl. 597 where a version of this model is illustrated.