A George III mahogany and satinwood secretaire cabinet circa 1790

in the Sheraton style, crossbanded in tulipwood, the pair of doors enclosing two adjustable shelves with four drawers below, the secretaire drawer with four small drawers and pigeonhole above a cupboard door enclosing four drawers

A secretaire cabinet of similar form is illustrated in  Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, p.216, pl.21.

 

A cabinet with a base section similar to the offerd lot is shown illustrated in Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol. 1 page 156, fig.76 and Sheraton gives `a New Design of a Lady`s Secretary and Cabinet ' of 1794 which includes such a drawer in the appendix.