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Sat, Jan 26, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 830

Georgian Walnut Mirror Door Desk and Bookcase

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

British, 18th century, upper case with bookmatched, figured, walnut veneers, glazed mirror doors opening to finely fitted interior, set with sixteen drawers and letter dividers over two candle slides, lower case with fitted desk interior over six short drawers above two additional long drawers with false triple fronts, one interior drawer with several inscriptions, 82 x 39 x 21-1/2 in.

Condition

scattered veneer and molding chips, losses, and repairs, warping and veneer distress to fall board, feet restored (some elements possibly original), brasses replaced, lower case facade re-veneered (upper and lower case is not a marriage), door glazing with some distress (unlikely original but not removed for exam), adhesive residue and surface issues 

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