18th Century
English
A George II Mahogany Filing Cabinet
54 1/2 x 73 1/2 x 18 1/2 in, 138.4 x 186.7 x 47 cm
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 CAD
Sold for: $7,500
Preview at: Heffel Toronto – 135 Yorkville Ave
PROVENANCE
Sold, Sale of Christie's London, The Winkworth Collection: A Treasure House of Canadiana in London, April 1, 2015, Lot 26
Property from an Important Private Collection to Benefit a Charitable Foundation
Description from Christie's catalogue, Lot 26, April 1, 2015:
A George II mahogany filing cabinet, mid-18th century, possibly reconfigured, with sixty small drawers, each with ring handle and numbered with an inlaid engraved brass lozenge, the cabinet in two sections on a single plinth with bracket feet, marked twice to the top 'Burnell' in blue crayon and 'Manners 60' in chalk to the reverse, the mahogany veneered board top later, previously with a superstructure. 54 ½ in. (138 cm.) high; 73 ½ in. (187 cm.) wide; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) deep.
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