A George III Gilt-Brass Mounted Rosewood Cylinder Desk, Attributed To John Mclean

CIRCA 1790

Height: 52.5" Width: 32" Depth: 20.5"

Inventory Number 8434-535

Price

$38,000

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Description

The shelved superstructure with pierced three-quarter brass gallery above an eglomise panel with opposing griffins centering an urn; over a roll top opening to a fitted arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes with pull out leather-lined writing slide and ratcheted reading mechanism; the two satinwood-banded short drawers above ring-turned tapering legs ending in brass caps and castors.

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