Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022
Furniture, Silver and Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 45 520
About this Item
A George III mahogany bureau-table, circa 1760
the moulded rectangular top above a slide with a long drawer below, the kneehole with a cupboard flanked by six graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet, retailer's label Antique Furniture from Norman Adams Ltd, 8-10 Hans Road, London, SW3, minor restoration, 84cm high, 85cm wide, 52,3cm deep
Provenance
The Reverend John Collins, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, London, SW7 from 1980-1985. The Reverend Collins stayed on as part of the staff at Holy Trinity until 1989 when he retired to Oxfordshire. Norman Adams purchased the desk from him in 1984.
Norman Adams Ltd, 8-10 Hans Road, London SW3, purchased 16 November 1991.
Property of a Connoisseur Part II.
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