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Of mahogany. The rising rectangular top opens to reveal a compartment for the storage of writing appurtenances. The plain frieze above three shelved stages each set with a drawer centered by a finely cast swan’s neck brass handle. The sides and back fully finished. The whole raised on continuous square leg support.
Marks:
Label on interior of middle drawer:
18th Mahogany Scribe’s Desk
Circa 1770
Provenance:
Duncan James Baggot
Stow On The Wold
Glos 1984
Label on back:
Ex. Baggot. Stow Desk. Engeles (Engel, Ph..D)