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Desks — zOther - Furniture - Sotheby's
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| Sotheby's | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 8 |
| Lots with images: | 8 |
| Prices available: | 8 |
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Desks - zOther
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | An important mahogany desk, English, 18th century the rectangular top with leather inset, above a fluted frieze above long slim drawer and flanked by two sets of drawers, the other side incorporating two cupboard cavities with gilt bronze metal fitting… | *** |  |
| *** | A Fine Spanish Vargueno, 17th century, the solid exterior case with finely inlaid geometric motif decoration throughout, the fall front opening to reveal an arrangement of drawers, arched niches and compartments all elaborately embellished with gilt, bone… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved hardwood pedestal desk, 19th/20th century, the wood with attractive grain and colour resembling huanghuali, the rectangular flush panelled top within a broad mitred frame, set at the front with three drawers, each carved with pairs of archaic… | *** |  |
| *** | A French mahogany double pedestal desk, early 20th century rectangular leather inset top, three drawers to pedestals, reeded legs, gilt metal mounts. Width 160 cm. Depth 80 cm. Height 73 cm. Provenance: The collection of Mr and Mrs Rene Rivkin, Sotheby's… | *** |  |
| *** | A French gilt mounted mahogany desk, 19th century with three frieze drawers decorated throughout with fine gilt mounts and patera 121 cm wide, 73 cm deep, 75 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A George II and later walnut veneered knee- hole desk, the quarter veneered rectangular top above a long drawer and central cupboard flanked by sets of three drawers, chamfered reeded pilasters on shaped ogee feet 86 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 78 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An English 'sthetic movement walnut and parquetry desk by Charles Hindley & Sons, circa 1890, decorated with fine parquetry veneers and ornamental stone inlay, stamped 'C. Hindley & Sons, 134 Oxford St, London, 25244', the side applied with a small… | *** |  |
| *** | A veneered tortoise shell and bamboo writing desk, the galleried bamboo top above four drawer compartments and a frieze containing three drawers, on a cross stretcher base, 105 cm wide, 62 cm deep, 90 cm high | *** |  |