Venetian Desk, C.1790
Stock No
VAG665
2017
- £18,500.00
- €21,634 Euro
- $23,121 US Dollar
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Item Description
An Italian polychrome painted kneehole desk. Late 18th Century.
A rare Venetian painted desk, decorated on all sides in its original Neo-classical decoration, could be used as a free standing desk or dressing table.
Provenance: Bearing label to the inside central drawer 'No t.54 in the Catalogue of C.H. St J. Hornby.' Charles Harold Hornby (1867-1946) was a founding partner of W.H. Smith and deputy vice chairman of the NSPCC. In 1945, his collection was sold by Henry Duke & Son, Dorchester. Some of his collection of antiques is now in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
West Sussex, Sussex
Item Dimensions
H: 74cm W: 90cm D: 51.5cm
Period
18th Century & Earlier
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
West Sussex, Sussex
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)7425 365899
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