Circa 1800, two part form, mahogany veneer, deal and white pine secondary, the bookcase featuring a reeded and ogee molded cornice above a vertically veneered frieze above two hinged cabinet doors with shaped molded mullions, louvered shelved interior, the bureau with pull-out fall front butler's desk featuring a rare single central small drawer set within the fall-front lid, conforming bow-front interior with satinwood and ebony featuring four valanced pigeonholes, prospect door, eleven small drawers, green baize writing surface, above two hinged bow-front cabinet doors (upper and lower cabinet doors with reeded brass edge trim), opening to reveal a rare configuration of an upper small drawer above a decanter/cellarette deep drawer flanked by two open compartments raised on shaped straight bracket feet.

90 x 45 x 22.5 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Note the rarity of this form incorporating multiple elements seen on other secretaries but brought together on this impressive object.

Two glass panes with cracks; top with bureau with marring, scrapes and wear; later green baize writing surface; sun fading to butler's drawer and cabinet doors; wear and marring to side of cases.