Lot 895 , A George I featherbanded walnut bureau bookcase, W.3ft 4in. D.1ft 10in. H.7ft

A George I featherbanded walnut bureau bookcase, with twin domed top and two mirrored doors over candle slides and a fall enclosing a fitted interior with well, above two short and two graduated long drawers, on later ogee feet, W.3ft 4in. D.1ft 10in. H.7ft
Estimate £500-700

The top is a later addition and not period. The moulding to the base has 10in. of losses. The drawer fronts all have veneer patches to conceal Victorian handles which have been replaced by brasses. The ogee feet are later replacements. The fall front has six patches of replaced veneer


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Sold for £600