6th Dec, 2014 9:00 GMT/BST

An American Collector

 
  Lot 373
 

373

A George III Mahogany Circular Rent or Drum Table, in the manner of Gillows, late 18th century,...

A George III Mahogany Circular Rent or Drum Table, in the manner of Gillows, late 18th century, with inset later brown and gilt tooled leather skiver, above an arrangement of eight drawers with brass drop handles and inlaid with letters of the alphabet, raised on a square platform base with four cupboard doors above a plinth base, (* please note only two real and two sham cupboard doors to base) 95cm by 77cm

Sold for £17,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000


 

* please note only two real and two sham cupboard doors to base Leather top some wear / scuffs and wear to gilding. Bruising to moulded top and drawer fronts. Later locks on drawers are loose. Cupboard doors sections of moulding missing (mainly corners). Only one key for base cupboards. Please note - base reduced in height, the drawers are actually photographed in the wrong place, however I assume this was made to order hence the random letters.

 


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Auction: An American Collector, 6th Dec, 2014

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