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Lot 461

A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST

early 18th century and later, the upper section with a moulded cornice over three short and three long graduated drawers inlaid with herringbone banding, the lower section with a narrow drawer opening to a gilt tooled leather writing slope and further short drawers and pigeon holes, three long drawers beneath, on shaped bracket feet, 172cm high x 103cm wide x 56cm deep

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
Hammer price: £1,500
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

This lot is in good country house condition. It has a lovely rich patination.

The cornice is coming away in the corner and will need to be repaired.

There are cracks to veneers such as around most handles, and on drawers on two and three in particular.

An area of veneer is coming away on the top half to the side where it is stacked on the lower half.

The handles do not appear to be original.

There are chips, nicks, scratches especially to extremities.

Some of the cock beading is missing particularly to drawer three and the bottom drawer 

The leather is a later replacement.



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