A George I walnut, crossbanded and featherbanded secretaire cabinet on chest in the manner of William Old and John Ody
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A George I walnut, crossbanded and featherbanded secretaire cabinet on chest
in the manner of William Old and John Ody
The upper part with a cavetto moulded cornice above a pair of arched mirror panel doors enclosing a fitted interior of twelve various drawers, the lower part with a secretaire drawer enclosing a leather inset writing surface, four drawers and eight pigeonholes above two short drawers and two long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 110cm wide, 50cm deep, 186.5cm high (43" wide, 19.5" deep, 73" high).
Sold for £7,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • William Old and John Ody may have been in partnership as early as 1723. The firm are know from the small group of items recorded bearing their label which featured their shop sign and the following text 'WILLIAM OLD,/ AND JOHN ODY / At the Castle in St Paul's Church-Yard, / (over against the South Gate of ye Church) / London/Makes and Sells all sorts of Cane & Dutch/Chairs, Chair Frames for stuffing and Cane- / sashes. And also all sorts of the best / Looking-Glass & Cabinet-Work in Japan / Walnut-Tree and Wainscot, at reasonable rates. Two secretaire cabinets with similar features to the cabinet offered here and bearing their trade label are illustrated in C. Gilbert, Marked London Furniture 1700-1840 Leeds, 1996, pp. 358-359, pl.699 & 700

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