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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. 

  • Period:
    • Price: £18,500.00
    • €21,549 Euro
    • $23,417 US Dollar
  • Location: Sussex
    • Dimensions: H: 74cm (29.13in)
    • W: 90cm (35.43in)
    • D: 51.5cm (20.28in)