Hepplewhite Secretaire

A very fine Hepplewhite inlaid satinwood secretaire bookcase, having a pierced swan's neck pediment aboave a pair of glazed doors having geometric mullions centering graceful ovals enclosing adjustable shelves, the cornice with dentil moulding and drop pendant carving; the outset lower section with a secretaire drawer having a lined writing surface and an arrangement of small drawers and pidgeon holes, above three graduated drawers, raised on splayed bracket feet. The whole beautifully inlaid and crossbanded with mahogany. Circa 1775. Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, Ltd. New York

SOLD: $14,490.00

Caroline Ashleigh