Group of desk and library-related items, England
Group of desk and library-related items, England, 18th/19th century. Comprising two mahogany tambour lap-desks, a mahogany tambour letter box, a table-top rotating mahogany bookcase, and a painted book-form biscuit tin.
H: 7 1/2 in. W: 10 1/2 in. L: 15 in. (larger tambour lap-desk) PROVENANCE: Estate of Heidi Bingham Stott.
Condition Report: patch to back left-facing corner of inlaid tambour lap desk; some age splitting to backboard of letter box; some losses to veneer and patches to veneer on front sides of book holder; biscuit tin with expected wear to painted surface
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Group of desk and library-related items, England, 18th/19th century. Comprising two mahogany tambour lap-desks, a mahogany tambour letter box, a table-top rotating mahogany bookcase, and a painted book-form biscuit tin.
H: 7 1/2 in. W: 10 1/2 in. L: 15 in. (larger tambour lap-desk) PROVENANCE: Estate of Heidi Bingham Stott.
Condition Report: patch to back left-facing corner of inlaid tambour lap desk; some age splitting to backboard of letter box; some losses to veneer and patches to veneer on front sides of book holder; biscuit tin with expected wear to painted surface
