Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics

Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 140. A William and Mary Gilt and Scarlet Japanned Slant-Front Desk, Circa 1700.

Property from a New York Apartment Designed by Olasky & Sinsteden (Lots 132-174)

A William and Mary Gilt and Scarlet Japanned Slant-Front Desk, Circa 1700

Lot Closed

April 16, 06:20 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

height 40 in.; width 38 in.; depth 22 in.

101.6 cm.; 96.5 cm.; 55.9 cm

Mallett, New York

Bureaux of similar form in red and black japanned decoration are illustrated in Adam Bowett, English Furniture: 1660-1714 : From Charles II to Queen Anne (Woodbridge 2002), p.216-217 plates 7:42, 7:47.

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