E.W. Cousins and Son Antiques

Description

George 111 Mahogany Ebony Strung Secretaire Bookcase. The stepped cornice having ball decoration over a ebony line strung frieze with moulding below. The astragal glazed pair of doors having ebony inlays to the astragals and to the frames also with a brass door strip. The interior having3 adjustable shelves with ebony strung fronts. The base having an ebony strung square edge and boxwood and ebony strung top. The fall front secretaire drawer having ebony outline stringing and the same boxwood and ebony string as do the 3 long oak lined drawers below. All with replaced stamped oval plate brass drop swag handles. The interior of secretaire having green leather writing surface and 4 arched pigeon holes with ebony stringing flanked by 8 short drawers and a long drawer above again all with ebony divides. The whole sitting on square tapered legs inlaid with satinwood panels and collar below.

Dimensions:
38" wide
22 1/2" deep
86" high
31 1/2" high writing fall