antique-english-chippendale-style-secretary-bookcase
Lot 1063
Antique English Chippendale Style Secretary Bookcase
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late19th century, three-part form, mahogany, mahogany veneers, oak and mixed secondary woods, removable cornice with dentil molding above a vertically veneered frieze, the bookcase with two hinged cabinet doors featuring delicate central oval molding surrounded by astragal molding, louvered shelved interior, the desk with lipped hinged slant lid with loper support, divided interior with central prospect door, four balanced pigeonholes, ten small drawers, above two over three graduated cockbeaded drawers with bookmatched veneer drawer fronts, on shaped bracket feet.

84.5 x 37.5 x 20.5 in.

Private Collection, Lewisville, North Carolina

Light marring and wear to waist molding at base of bookcase; some veneer shrinkage at right side of slant lid; wear at base including feet.