Lot 6
Mahogany Desk and Bookcase,
England, late 18th/early 19th century.
Ending from 5 April 2023, 19:00 EDT
Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsUS$1,500 - US$2,500
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Stephen Fletcher
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Paul O'Hara
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Mahogany Desk and Bookcase,
England, late 18th/early 19th century.
Joined, thumb-molded slant-lid desk front opens onto galleried interior with valanced openings over two tiers of drawers flanking a locking central compartment between column-fronted document drawers, embellished with inlaid bone escutcheon and turned drawer pulls, over case with four graduated cock-beaded drawers raised on bracket feet; the bookcase featuring dentil-molded entablature, mullioned glass doors, and three adjustable shelves, open, 109cm wide, 81cm deep, 218cm high (43 1/4in wide, 32in deep, 86in high).
Joined, thumb-molded slant-lid desk front opens onto galleried interior with valanced openings over two tiers of drawers flanking a locking central compartment between column-fronted document drawers, embellished with inlaid bone escutcheon and turned drawer pulls, over case with four graduated cock-beaded drawers raised on bracket feet; the bookcase featuring dentil-molded entablature, mullioned glass doors, and three adjustable shelves, open, 109cm wide, 81cm deep, 218cm high (43 1/4in wide, 32in deep, 86in high).