Thomas Moore
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An important George III Indian rosewood, fustic, tulipwood, stained sycamore and marquetry secretaire commode by Thomas Chippendale Circa 1775
3 July 2025, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£70,000 - £100,000
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Oliver Cornish
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An important George III Indian rosewood, fustic, tulipwood, stained sycamore and marquetry secretaire commode by Thomas Chippendale
Circa 1775
With stringing, the quarter veneered top with a rectangular tablet border and interlocking angles, inlaid with a central oval medallion, the top with an ovolo edge and concave moulding, above a quarter veneered and mahogany lined secretaire drawer inlaid with scrolled acanthus embedded with interspersed rosettes centred by a husk swagged oval patera, enclosing a mahogany interior comprised of four central pigeon holes over one long mahogany lined drawer and an open compartment, flanked by eight short mahogany lined drawers, with a baize inset writing surface, with patera-centred opposing bellflower and palmette inlaid angles, the pair of quarter veneered doors below with tablet borders and interlocking angles, each door centred by an oval with an entrelac surround inlaid with a twin handled reeded and acanthus wrapped Neoclassical urn surmounted by a palmette finial, enclosing three long rosewood veneered and oak lined drawers, flanked by opposing scroll and acanthus spray-pattern pendant angles, each side with a quarter veneered panel above a larger quarter veneered panel with a rectangular tablet border and interlocking angles, on scroll eared splayed square section feet, each front foot inlaid with a husk pendant over a Greek key inlaid block base, 96cm wide x 51.5cm deep x 99.5cm high, (37 1/2in wide x 20in deep x 39in high)
With stringing, the quarter veneered top with a rectangular tablet border and interlocking angles, inlaid with a central oval medallion, the top with an ovolo edge and concave moulding, above a quarter veneered and mahogany lined secretaire drawer inlaid with scrolled acanthus embedded with interspersed rosettes centred by a husk swagged oval patera, enclosing a mahogany interior comprised of four central pigeon holes over one long mahogany lined drawer and an open compartment, flanked by eight short mahogany lined drawers, with a baize inset writing surface, with patera-centred opposing bellflower and palmette inlaid angles, the pair of quarter veneered doors below with tablet borders and interlocking angles, each door centred by an oval with an entrelac surround inlaid with a twin handled reeded and acanthus wrapped Neoclassical urn surmounted by a palmette finial, enclosing three long rosewood veneered and oak lined drawers, flanked by opposing scroll and acanthus spray-pattern pendant angles, each side with a quarter veneered panel above a larger quarter veneered panel with a rectangular tablet border and interlocking angles, on scroll eared splayed square section feet, each front foot inlaid with a husk pendant over a Greek key inlaid block base, 96cm wide x 51.5cm deep x 99.5cm high, (37 1/2in wide x 20in deep x 39in high)