george-iii-inlaid-mahogany-butler-s-secretary-bookcase
Lot 1068
George III Inlaid Mahogany Butler's Secretary Bookcase
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1800, oak and pine secondary, two part form, upper cabinet with removable vertical veneered pediment, dovetailed cabinet with two hinged doors featuring individual panes with pointed arch astragal molding, louvered shelf interior, lower butler's chest with banded inlaid bow-front top, upper drawer with hinged front panel opening to reveal a divided and drawered interior with green baize writing surface with lifts to reveal a storage compartment with adjustable angle book support, over three graduated and cock beaded drawers all featuring banded inlay to sides, drop skirt on later French bracket feet.

90 x 44.75 x 24 in.

Private collection, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Chips to pediment at front corners; veneer chips and shrinkage throughout; stiffness to butler's drawer fall-front; later baize; veneer chips to upper frieze; shrinkage cracks to sides of case; later feet with breaks and repairs.