Millington Adams

Dimensions

46.50inch wide   90.00inch high   22.50inch deep (118.11 cm wide  228.60 cm high  57.15 cm deep)

Description

A fine Sheraton period mahogany & satinwood inlaid secretaire bookcase with retaining superb original colour, patina and of elegant proportions. The moulded cornice with dental mouldings above satinwood inlaid frieze. Below a pair of doors with arched astragal glazing with radial fanning veneers to the door frame and inset bone escutcheons, open to reveal adjustable book shelves. The flamed mahogany panelled secretaire drawer opens to reveal an interior with an arrangement of ten satinwood banded drawers and an inset leather writing surface. Below a pair of oval panelled, satinwood inlaid and radial veneered doors open to reveal an arrangement of storage slides. The bookcase is supported on the original shaped bracket feet. A piece of excellent quality and originality throughout.

Provenance

From a private residence in Fernhurst, Surrey.

Literature

English, George III; circa 1780

Current Condition

Excllent. The bookcase has been cleaned and waxed, minor repairs to mouldings and drawer runners. Brassware and feet believed to be original.

Price

gbp 15900.00 (Pound Sterling)

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