English Regency Style Marquetry Drop Front DeskFigured mahogany veneers throughout including back; oak secondary wood; pictorial mixed wood marquetry to front lid depicting a periwigged gentleman at his writing table amid floral scrolls which also decorate the top, sides and (2) exterior dovetailed drawers; working locks and key, ormolu lock escutcheons and scroll to shaped skirt; front opens on brass hinges and supports, revealing a leather lined writing surface and (4) interior drawers beneath an upper shelf and separated by a space beneath which is a hidden compartment
Property from: an Evanston, Illinois collector
Height: 38 1/2 inches, Width: 34 3/4 inches, Depth: 20 1/2 inches
Category: Furniture > English
Estimated Sale Time: 4:57 pm CST
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Leonard Auction Shipping QuoteSales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Height: 38.50
Width: 34.75
Condition
Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; splits and occasional losses to veneers, particularly to edge of drop front; locks working when tested, key present; a loose board present that seems to be the back of the hidden compartment; an interior drawer stuck tight