The Shrubland Park Georgian Period Mahogany Free Standing Writing / Library Table
THOMAS SHERATON
England, c. 1790
Dimensions
Height 75 cm (29.53 in)
Width 136 cm (53.54 in)
Depth 74 cm (29.13 in)
This Superb Freestanding Georgian Library Mahogany Writing Desk / Library Table has a Wonderful Natural Patina and is Crossbanded in Carefully Selected Tulipwood Veneers and is a Rare Example of the Finest English Craftmanship of the Eighteenth Century . First rate construction using the finest of timbers with elegant tulipwood cross bandings and boxwood inlays with a natural and honest patina , and with a pedigree of a fine country house set this table high on the agenda for museum or collector alike . A bonus is the original writing leather in wonderful state . Note -- Centre Drawer with additional writing slide .
Provenance
Purchased from the Library Shrubland Park Suffolk England . Home to Baronet Middleton .
"Possibly the Finest and Grandest House in Britain "
Exhibitions
Grosvenor House Fair London Park Lane.
Harris Lindsay Jermyn St London
Literature:
Norman Adams English 18th C Furniture for its almost exact Pair ( undoubtably by the same maker ) now in the Bank Of England Collection .
Medium: Wood
Signed/Inscribed: English Furniture of the period hardly ever signed .
Condition: Excellent
Ref No. 5262
This Superb Freestanding Georgian Library Mahogany Writing Desk / Library Table has a Wonderful Natural Patina and is Crossbanded in Carefully Selected Tulipwood Veneers and is a Rare Example of the Finest English Craftmanship of the Eighteenth Century . First rate construction using the finest of timbers with elegant tulipwood cross bandings and boxwood inlays with a natural and honest patina , and with a pedigree of a fine country house set this table high on the agenda for museum or collector alike . A bonus is the original writing leather in wonderful state . Note -- Centre Drawer with additional writing slide .
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