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A Secrétaire Cabinet Firmly Attributed to George Oakley
A Secrétaire Cabinet Firmly Attributed to George Oakley
Dimensions: H: 67 in / 170 cm | W: 31 in / 77.5 cm | D: 17 in / 42 cm
PRICE: £32,000
19775
A Secrétaire Cabinet of the Regency Period Firmly Attributed to George Oakley
Constructed in a finely faded and patinated goncalo alvez, having holly and purpleheart stringing; with satinwood to the secretaire interior; rising from tapered square section collared legs, the lower section, having an pair of enclosed fielded panel doors, houses a shelved interior flanked by Pharonic Herms; the lockable drop-down writing secretaire drawer is opened using elliptical gadrooned wood handles, and supported by brass quadrants; fitted with an arrangements of pigeon holes and drawers, holly inlaid; over, the two mirrored doors have Gothic astragals, enclosing a shelved interior; the triangulated pediment is adorned with palmettes, and the shaped acroteriae at the angles are conformingly decorated. Circa 1810
We attribute this piece to Oakley on the basis of an Oakley piece in our collection, almost identical to recorded pieces made for Papworth Hall (qv).
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