'Chinese Chippendale' Mahogany Secretary Hanging Racks Height 30"

Height 30"

A pair of terra cotta finials

A large oak Gothic Revival frame from a French church now fitted with a mirror plate

The two panels on the front are carved with a four-pointed foliate motif inside a diamond below a horizontal rail carved with scrollwork on a punched ground

Origin Dutch

'Chinese Chippendale' Mahogany Secretary Hanging Racks Height 30"A mahogany bureau bookcase with lots of unusual features associated with the "Chinese Chippendale" taste. The cornice is especially unusual with an open fretwork gallery flanking a central cartouche adorned with blind fretwork. There is also blind fretwork on the rails surrounding the drawers and on the bracket feet. A cut motif similar to the fretwork can also be found on the fall front. The two shaped and beveled mirror plates are outlined with a