A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD, BURR-YEW, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, HAREWOOD, BURR-YEW, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
ATTRIBUTED TO INCE AND MAYHEW, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Crossbanded overall in tulipwood, the moulded and dentil cornice with an arched central pediment inlaid with Erato in ivory and ribbon-tied swags above a frieze with simulated stop-fluting and roundels, the crossbanded and astragal glazed doors enclosing three long and six short adjustable baize-lined later shelves, the base inlaid with husk-wreathed oval panels, with one double door to the right enclosing two slides and two shelves, the left-hand door enclosing three graduated drawers, on a mahogany plinth base, the backboards inscribed in pencil 'TOWER', two slides missing, shrinkage splits to lower doors, the shelf re-veneered in satin birch, three panes cracked
100 in. (254 cm.) high; 81½ in. (207 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Provenance

Almost certainly supplied to Christopher Tower (d. 1810), Weald Hall, Brentwood, Essex and by descent.
Weald Hall, Alfred Savill & Sons house sale, 1-13 July 1946, lot 431; retained by the Tower family following the sale.
The property of the late Miss Pamela Tower, formerly at Weald Hall, Essex; sold Christie's, London, 19 November 2009, lot 80.