Lot 38
AMERICAN MAHOGANY BUREAU BOOKCASE
PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1770
Auction: 5 March 2014 at 11:00 GMT
£6,250
Description
the carved swan neck pediment terminating in flower heads over pierced trellis panels and centred by a carved urn finial, above a blind fret carved frieze and pair of astragal glazed doors opening to shelves, over two candle slides; the lower part with a slant front opening to an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers, above four graduated long drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet
Dimensions
105cm wide, 255cm high, 60cm deep
Footnote
Provenance: The Douglas Franks Collection