A GEORGE I BURR WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE
with a plain moulded cornice over a pair of bevelled glass doors (originally silvered mirror plates) and a pair of candle slides, the base with a fall flap inlaid with herringbone banding and incorporating two panels of finely figured timber flanking the Medlycott crest beneath the original pierced brass lock plate, and enclosing a fitted interior with drawers, pigeonholes, cupboard and a well, below a section with two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet, 110cm wide x 59cm deep x 216.5cm high
Please note: It is the sole responsibility of the Buyer to ensure adequate personnel and equipment is used for the safe removal of this Lot.
| Estimate: |
£3,000 - £5,000
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Hammer price:
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£6,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance: Almost certainly made for James Medlycott, the builder of Medlycott House circa 1725, with a label inscribed “Ven House Hall”.
It is interesting to note that the eagle’s head in the armorial panel faces to the right, instead of the left, which probably indicates that the cabinetmaker was supplied with an illustration taken from an engraving, which was reversed.
