A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1765
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE Circa 1765 The swan's neck cresting with foliate scrolled pierced fret and Greek-key decoration centered by a later finial with dentil-molded cornice and a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing two mahogany-fronted adjustable shelves, the serpentine-fronted base with fitted drawer enclosing a ratcheted leather-lined writing-surface and an arrangement of mahogany-lined drawers and pigeon-holes around a central door enclosing a secret compartment, the base further fitted with two short and a long drawer above a conforming arrangement all between blind-fret carved angles raised on shaped bracket feet, the handles probably original, the feet possibly reduced in height 48½ in. (250 cm.) high, 46½ in. (118 cm.) wide, 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1765
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE Circa 1765 The swan's neck cresting with foliate scrolled pierced fret and Greek-key decoration centered by a later finial with dentil-molded cornice and a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing two mahogany-fronted adjustable shelves, the serpentine-fronted base with fitted drawer enclosing a ratcheted leather-lined writing-surface and an arrangement of mahogany-lined drawers and pigeon-holes around a central door enclosing a secret compartment, the base further fitted with two short and a long drawer above a conforming arrangement all between blind-fret carved angles raised on shaped bracket feet, the handles probably original, the feet possibly reduced in height 48½ in. (250 cm.) high, 46½ in. (118 cm.) wide, 21¼ in. (54 cm.) deep
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