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A George III boxwood strung mahogany kidney-shaped writing table, late 18th century

Auction Closed

May 26, 03:18 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A George III boxwood strung mahogany kidney-shaped writing table, late 18th century


the shaped top with three-quarter gallery and later gilt-tooled brown leather-lined writing surface above a mahogany-lined fitted frieze drawer with leather-lined writing slope and flanked to each side by mahogany-lined drawers, on square tapering legs with brass cappings and castors

82cm. high, 118cm. wide, 67cm. deep; 2ft. 8¼in., 3ft. 10½in., 2ft. 2½in.

Acquired from Norman Adams Ltd., 1982;
Christie's, London, 50 Years of Collecting: Decorative Arts of Georgian England, 14 May 2003, lot 122 (£20,315 with premium).