Lot 141
GEORGE III MAHOGANY 'CHINESE CHIPPENDALE' BUREAU BOOKCASE
18TH CENTURY
Auction: 26 June 2013 at 12:00 BST
£1,625
Description
the dentil moulded broken pediment centred by a raised plinth over a moulded cornice with blind fret carving, over a pair of astragal glazed doors with blind fret carving opening to shelves, the sides with brass loop handles; the lower part with a slant front opening to an interior fitted for writing with an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes, over four graduated doors flanked by fluted quarter columns, the sides with further handles, raised on short bracket feet
Dimensions
108cm wide, 245cm high, 60cm deep
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Aberdeenshire