Lot 232
  • 232

A Queen Anne burr and figured walnut escritoire early 18th century

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Description

  • 164cm. high, 121cm. wide, 53.5cm. deep; 5ft. 4¾in., 3ft. 11¾in., 1ft. 9in.
the cavetto cornice revealing pigeon holes concealing an arrangement of secret drawers, the fall-front writing surface with interior baize lined hinged panel, enclosing a fitted interior with an arrangement of twenty-one drawers centred by a pair of doors, enclosing a bank of five drawers with a secret compartment to the rear of one side revealing further small drawers, the open recess above the writing surface with a sliding well panel, the lower part on later bun feet, the back of all interior drawers to the upper section with original ink manuscript paper labels recording their position