ID 887744
Lot 9 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
Estimate value
$ 120 000 – 180 000
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1765
Of stepped outline, the central section with a scrolled open pediment with imbricated underside and dentilled cornice centered by a platform, the central door with arched and geometric glazing bars centered by a foliate clasp suspending husks and a foliate roundel, the side sections adorned with pierced galleries, with repairs and formerly with finials, over glazed doors of similar geometric design, all opening to adjustable shelves, the base with a secrétaire-fitted and sprung mahogany top drawer with a green baize-lined writing surface, above three further mahogany-fronted drawers, all with later pulls, flanked by cupboards, each door inset with a recessed oval panel within a molded border and opening to an apparently original adjustable shelf, supported on a conforming molded plinth
94 in. (238.8 cm.) high, 70 in. (177.8 cm.) wide, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York, in 1987.
Literature
Advertised in The Connoisseur, March 1969.
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Desks and bureaus, Cupboards |
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Desks and bureaus, Cupboards |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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