23rd Sep, 2024 11:00
The House & Garden Sale
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A William & Mary burr walnut escritoire
The cornice above a blind drawer, the fall front with herringbone banding and quartered burr walnut veneer opening to reveal an arrangement of seven cubby holes, one cupboard and ten drawers in front of a ratched raised writing slope with a green leather inset, all raised on a base of two long over three short doors, and with later bracket feet.
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Dimensions: 101cm wide x 50cm deep x 171cm high
Provenance:From the estate of Sir John Elliott FBA, an eminent British historian and Hispanist who was Regius Professor at the University of Oxford and honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
The cornice above a blind drawer, the fall front with herringbone banding and quartered burr walnut veneer opening to reveal an arrangement of seven cubby holes, one cupboard and ten drawers in front of a ratched raised writing slope with a green leather inset, all raised on a base of two long over three short doors, and with later bracket feet.
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Dimensions: 101cm wide x 50cm deep x 171cm high
Provenance:From the estate of Sir John Elliott FBA, an eminent British historian and Hispanist who was Regius Professor at the University of Oxford and honorary fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Notable damage to the front with a patch across the centre. Some cracking. Signs of historic woodworm throughout. The bracket feet have been later replaced, as have the handles to the drawers. The lowest drawer missing its handles. Cracking and damage to the left hand side with some patching. Similar signs of heat damage to the right hand side with some patching. Cracking to the interior of the fall front. Later hinges to the ratcheted writing slope. Some of the beading is loose in the fitted interior. With later removable cubby holes above the fitted drawers. The hinges which support the fall front have been later replaced.
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Auction: The House & Garden Sale, 23rd Sep, 2024
To include Fine Decorative Furniture, Paintings, Works of Art and Garden Ornament
Viewing
Friday 20 September
10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 21 September
10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 22 September
10:00 - 15:00
