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Address
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1 The Square Church Street Edenbridge Kent
TN8 5BD
England
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Telephone
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+44 (0)1732 865988
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Mobile
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+44 (0)7836 233473
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William & Mary period kingwood escritoire
(England c. 1690)
Dimensions
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Width
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90.00cm
35.43 inches
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Height
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159.00cm
62.60 inches
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Depth
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48.00cm
18.90 inches
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Classification
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Artists
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THOMAS PISTOR (worked from c.1690)
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Other Details
Description / Expertise
A superb William & Mary period Kingwood oyster veenered and Rosewood fall front escritoire, in the manner of the London cabinetmaker Thomas Pistor of Ludgate Hill. With bolection moulded drawer above a fall front with geometrically inlaid roundels and corner spandrels. Fully fitted interior of rosewood veneers and secret drawers. Later brass handles and bun feet.
Provenance
Purchased from a private residence in Kent
Literature:
Adam Bowett: English Furniture 1660-1724 From Charles II to Queen Anne. Page 209.
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