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Baggott Church Street Ltd
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19th century Kingwood Writing Desk in the manner of Thomas Hope
( England
c. 1795 to c. 1810
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Dimensions
20.50inch wide
31.00inch high
16.50inch deep
(52.07 cm wide 78.74 cm high 41.91 cm deep)
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Description / Expertise
A Georgian kingwood ladies' writing desk. The top with gilt brass pierced gallery over a crossbanded scarlet leather fall which opens to a void interior with three faux drawers with turned ivory knobs. To the right side, a drawer opens to accommodate writing and drawing instruments and inkwells. The desk is banded with cast ormolu mouldings. The trestle end supports have gadrooned and acanthus mounts to a pair of gilt and brass strung plinths with feet of reverse acroter form that conceal brass castors. The design in the manner of Thomas Hope 1770 - 1831, the style being pseudo classical English Empire with Egyptian motifs, the fashion of the time.
Stock No. 8354
Price £12,500.00
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