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A George III tambour writing desk
Reference
1049
Height
90 cm (35 1/2")
Width
77.5 cm (30 1/2")
Depth
60 cm (23 1/2")
A fine George III tambour harewood writing desk of Hepplwhite design, the top opening to reveal a green leather-lined and tooled writing surface with a reading slope, the frieze with two drawers veneered in fiddle-back mahogany with kingwood cross-banding and boxwood stringing, standing on elegant tapering legs, retaining the original gilt metal handles and caps.
Height
90 cm (35 1/2")
Width
77.5 cm (30 1/2")
Depth
60 cm (23 1/2")
Year
circa 1785
Country
England
Provenance
Ex private collection, Dorset.
