A Regency Brass Mounted Rosewood and Rosewood Grained Writing Table

Manner of John McLean, Circa 1805

with three quarter Greek key gallery and a green tooled leather inset writing surface, the underside of one drawer front impressed 1379.
Height 29 1/2 x width 44 x depth 23 3/4 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Colefax and Fowler, London, 1980

Note:

A nearly identical example was sold at Christie's, London, 11 November 1999, lot 60.

The key escutcheons replaced. Drawer pulls seemingly original. Having an old replaced tooled leather top with stains and discolorations as is typical. The lyre supports mixing Indian rosewood and beech stained to resemble rosewood. One foot with an old restored break showing a dowel repair. Small repair at the top of one lyre support. Old chalk inscription on the underside "Damaged Top" as well as "1379." Sturdy overall.

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Property from the Fred and Kay Krehbiel Collection, Part I

A Regency Brass Mounted Rosewood and Rosewood Grained Writing Table

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