POSSIBLY BY WRIGHT AND ELWICK, CIRCA 1760
The broken pediment cornice above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable watered silk shelves, the lower section with a pagoda waist, the pull-out secretaire drawer enclosing a leather-lined interior with an arrangement of small drawers and pigeonholes, over two cupboard doors, the lower section enclosing four linen slides flanked by five drawers to either side, on a molded plinth base, the hinges stamped H. Tibats, inscribed in yellow chalk YI632, 202 and 7/10/49, with inventory label inscribed D.R. 51.1036
103 ¼ in. (262.5 cm.) high, 75 ¼ in. (191 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Needham's Antiques, New York, November 1950 through Cecil Turner.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 263-264, no. 266.
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