Lot 228
VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY INLAY LADIES WRITING DESK, BY JAMES SHOOLBRED Y
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 9th September | Lots 1 to 255
Description
in the Sheraton style, the superstructure with a pierced brass gallery and hinged top opening to a compartmented interior, above a tan leather insert with gilt tooled border, above a long frieze drawer centred by an inlaid ivory circular fan motif, with drop-leaf sides with canted corners with matching fan inlay and outlined with stringing, all raised on square tapered legs headed by ivory inlaid trailing harebells and ending on brass castors; stamped in the drawer JAS SHOOLBRED & CO. with number 2220
Dimensions
60cm wide, 99cm [leaves up], 72cm high, 48cm deep
Footnote
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Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference RF8QHF9L