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George IV bowfront secretaire (© Wilberforce House Museum)
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© Wilberforce House Museum

George IV bowfront secretaire

Artist: Mordecai Kitching (-1805)

Location: Wilberforce House Museum

Date: 1828

Materials: mahogany

Dimensions: 258 x 107 x 54 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £4,126 (Total: £16,501)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 4770 (1999)

Provenance:
Mrs Lucy Archer Bristow (Nee Kitching); Miss Leithead.

Description:
4 drawers topped by a cabinet with 2 glazed doors behind which are 3 removable shelves. Inlaid overall with boxwood and ebonized banding. Brass plaque to the front with an inscription saying that it was made for the makers sister on her marriage.

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