Small Secretaire Bureau Bookcase c.1830

Lovely little mahogany secretaire bureau bookcase c.1830. useful small size, just 35" wide. In two pieces with a glazed bookcase top fitted inside with three adjustable shelves (depth 10") the position of which can be adjusted by sliding them in and out of the grooved sides. Over a drawer base with the the two upper drawer fronts opening on curving brass stays to form a writing desk with a green baize work surface and a fitted interior of 9 small drawers and pigeon holes. With three drawers of graduated heights below the desk. Crisp moulded cornice with satinwood crossbanded and inlaid detail.Very attractively shaped astragal glazing bars and original brass trim fitted to cover where the doors meet. Drawer fronts with matched mahogany veneers (on mahogany groundwork), cockbeaded edges and period replacement brass handles. Original inlaid bone escutcheons to the doors and drawers. Moulded trim around the base and raised on tall bracket feet at the front and sides. Solid mahogany sides and drawer linings. Old repairs to the front feet, otherwise very good condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Keys supplied.