A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

Lot 9
27.01.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Prix de départ
$ 120 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 9 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
Valeur estimée
$ 120 000 – 180 000
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

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.
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