Rare George II Red Walnut Draughtsman’s Cabinet
£7,500
A rare George II red walnut Draughtsman’s cabinet or Architect’s Desk, the front with two recessed arches flanked by corinthian pilasters two of which pull forward to support the fitted frieze drawer with leather-inset slide above a pigeon-holed well, with a cupboard concealing pigeonholes one side and drawers the other, standing on bracket feet
Height 82 cm (32.25 inches)
Width 91 cm (35.75 inches)
Depth 59 cm (23.25 inches)
English. mid 18th century
A very similar cabinet, in figured rather than red walnut and now with an inset leather top, is illustrated by Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, 154, p.
