english-art-nouveau-oak-secretary-bookcase
Lot 409
English Art Nouveau Oak Secretary Bookcase
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1910, one part form, molded pediment with bracket supports, central open shelf over a slant front lid with divided interior and original green leather writing surface, over one drawer, flanked by two hinged leaded glass cabinet doors with shelved interior, the lower case with three open compartments on shaped feet and cut-out skirt, appears unmarked.

77.5 x 52.5 x 16 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. William Ivey Long, Seaboard, North Carolina and New York, New York

A good diminutive example.

Original surface, shrinkage crack and missing escutcheon to slant front lid; the right leaded glass door with two cracked panes; old surface wear and staining; no key.