Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session Two
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
About this Item
London, England
A gilt gesso and yew wood-veneered writing table, retailed by W. Charles Tozer, early 20th century
the rectangular moulded top inset with a sectioned walnut-veneered panel enclosed by flowerheads and trailing foliage against a stippled ground, a pair of candle slides and long drawers below, shaped apron, on cabriole legs and scroll-leaf feet, the reverse applied with composite trade label inscribed 'W. Charles Tozer, 25 Brook Street, London, W.1.', 77cm high, 136cm wide, 68cm deep
Provenance
Sold: The collection of Hugh Tevis, Esq., Monterey, Constantia, 17 March 1952, lot 103, illustrated on page 9