Description & Technical information
Note: The desk retains most of the original ornate swan-neck handles. The leather insert is of later date.
Date: 1770
Period: George III
Origin: English
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 76 x 148.35 x 95.5 cm (29⁷/₈ x 58³/₈ x 37⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance: Norman Adams Ltd., London, England, until 1978.
Private collection, Washington, DC, USA.
Literature: Connoisseur, October 1975, p. 39; advertisement with Norman Adams Ltd.
Categories: Furniture

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