A George III inlaid mahogany writing desk

the frieze fitted with a central drawer above a niche flanked by a bank of two drawers on either side, opposed by the same arrangement of dummy drawers to the reverse, the sides each fitted with two dummy drawers.

Overall fair condition; the later leather lined top with some cracks over lines of construction; restorations to crossbanding; sunfading to back and two sides; some restorations to veneers and to drawer linings; nicks and wear to extremities consistent with age and use.
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