The burr maple veneer “stained” in lampblack to resemble
tortoiseshell –
n the manner of cabinetmakers John Coxed and Thomas
Wooster (1690-1736) –
banded to the edges and center with kingwood,
the surfaces radiant and now softly faded to a glorious color;
having a rectangular top above a sloping fall (with original lock
and key),
and opening to a veneered surface and green
morocco-lined recess,
the sides with brass carrying handles;
the
lower section with a pull-out dressing mirror flanked by rectangular
lopers,
having a shallow drawer fitted for two inkwells to one side,
the other side with a vacant deep drawer,
the whole raised on a
moulded plinth above shallow bracket feet
Note :
Lampblack “stained” maple or elm is
often referred to as “mulberry”.
Most “tortoiseshell-like” surfaces,
and likewise the small bureaus, were produced by
John Coxed, and Coxed and Wooster
from c1700 through 1720, most c 1705-10.
Existing traveling bureaus of
this period are quite rare.
Condition : Excellent, with wear appropriate to age and usage;
original locks and brasses throughout;
the morocco leather lining to the interior recess with good age and
possibly original;
the mirror with bevel and quite thin, mercury lined and likely
original; there is a small pin hole in the front
of the interior writing surface for a securing pin that went through
the mirror frame
6.5" High x 14" Wide x 12.5" Deep
SOLD
PRICE : PLEASE INQUIRE
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