Georgian-style Japanned Secretary Bookcase

Description:

Georgian-style Japanned Secretary Bookcase, England, late 19th century, oak secondary wood, dark green painted ground decorated with Asian landscape scenes and floral motifs, broken pediment with central finial, single glazed door, two removable shelves, fall-front opens to interior with central door flanked by two pigeonholes and two drawers, four long drawers, set on bracket feet, ht. 82, wd. 26, dp. 20 in.
Provenance: Property from the Estate of A. Margaret Bok, Rockport, ME
Estimate $400-600

Minor chips to paint and areas of inpainting, shrinkage to drawer bottoms. Chip to corner of pediment.


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