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This is a good example of a very high quality antique mahogany George III Bureau desk (c. 1780 – 1800).
Summary
• Circa 1780 – 1800
• Period George III
• Origination England, UK
• Wood Mahogany
• 4 pine lined graduated, dovetailed and bead moulded drawers
• Inlaid satinwood banding on the fall
• Central inlaid motif on the fall
• Decorative figuring within the wood
• Original external key & Ivory escutcheon
• Green leather within the interior
• 8 small drawers within the interior with ivory knobs
• 9 pop holes within the interior
• Internal inlaid star of ebony door with internal key
• Internal secret drawer
• Oval brass handles & escutheons
• Original pine backboards
• Original bracket feet
• Fantastic colour
• Completely original
This is a good example of a very high quality antique mahogany George III (c. 1780 – 1800) bureau desk. The bueau is in perfect working order and completely original. The bureau features inlaid satinwood banding on the fall and four large hand dove-tailed graduated and bead moulded drawers. There is a central inlaid motif on the fall. There is decorative figuring within the wood. The bureau features the original key with an ivory escutcheon. The bureau boasts green leather with eight ivory knob drawers and nine pop holes inside. In the centre of the desk, there is an internal inlaid star of ebony door which hides two further drawers and a secret drawer. The bureau also features the original brass oval handles, pine backboards and bracket feet.
Dimensions:
Overall height = 3’ 9” / 115cm
Overall depth = 1’ 10½” / 58cm
Overall width = 3’ 8” / 113cm
Width of fall = 3’ 5½” / 116cm
Depth of fall = 1’ 3” / 38cm
Writing height = 2’ 9” / 83.5cm
Interior width = 3’ 5” / 114cm
Interior depth including fall = 2’ 1” / 64cm
Interior depth excluding fall = 10” / 26cm
Interior height = 11” / 28.5cm
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