- 170
A GEORGE III INLAID SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD AND TULIPWOOD TAMBOUR WRITING-TABLE
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- height 34 1/2 in.; width 32 1/4 in.; depth 25 1/4 in.
- 87.6 cm; 81.9 cm; 64.1 cm
opening to a leather-lined writing surface before a central door flanked by pigeon holes and an arrangment of small drawers above two mahogany-lined frieze drawers. Inlaid and penwork urns to sides later, brackets later.
Condition
The tambour roll top separated at one line of construction and now in two pieces, sliding surface sticks due to some warpage, the leather-lined surface with some old marks, scratches, scuffs and wear, mahogany drawer linings, patched repair to back left corner of slide, some minor patches and chips to veneers, formerly fitted with casters, overall with some old marks, scratches, scuffs and bruises.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A design for a satinwood tambour writing-table, circa 1790-5, is illustrated, L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Bloomfield Press, 1995, col. pl. 6
Cf. a similar tambour writing-desk with inlaid pamlettes and fluting attributed to Mayhew and Ince, illustrated, Christie's, London, June 8, 2006, lot 65; another at Temple Newsam House, and illustrated, Christopher Gilbert, Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall, London, 1978, p. 343, no. 430.