A George III satinwood, amaranth and marquetry breakfront bookcase, circa 1770, attributed to Mayhew & Ince
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December 15, 03:20 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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A George III satinwood, amaranth and marquetry breakfront bookcase, circa 1770, attributed to Mayhew & Ince
the fan-shaped pediment surmounting an upper section consisting of a central cabinet enclosed by two glazed doors and two side cabinets with glazed panel doors, the lower section with a central secretaire drawer containing an arrangement of shelves and pigeonholes and a later gilt-tooled leather surface, above two panel doors enclosing three marble paper-lined drawers, flanked by two side banks of four drawers, on a plinth base
252cm, high, 217.5cm. wide, 53cm. deep; 8ft. 3¼in., 7ft. 1⅝in., 1ft. 9in.
Sidney Letts Esq.
With Mallett Antiques Ltd., London;
Anonymous sale, Christie's london, 25 June 1981, lot 112;
A Distinguished Private Collection, sold Sotheby's New York, 26 October 2012, lot 297 ($194,500).
With Mallett Antiques Ltd., London;
Anonymous sale, Christie's london, 25 June 1981, lot 112;
A Distinguished Private Collection, sold Sotheby's New York, 26 October 2012, lot 297 ($194,500).
M. Jourdain, English Decoration and Furniture of the Later XVIIIth Century, (1760-1820), London, 1923, fig.401.
Lanto Synge, Mallett's Great English Furniture, Toronto, 1991, p.130, fig.147.
Lanto Synge, Mallett's Great English Furniture, Toronto, 1991, p.130, fig.147.
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