A George III satinwood, goncalo alves crossbanded and purplewood secretaire bookcase of attractive proportions Circa 1785 With mahogany lined drawers, the Greek key moulded cornice above a flute inlaid frieze, over a pair of gothic cusped pointed arched astragal glazed panelled doors each surmounted by a central quatrefoil pane, enclosing three adjustable shelves, with a secretaire drawer below enclosing one short and two long frieze drawers, above six arched pigeon holes flanking three central short graduated drawers, over three long graduated drawers, with a shaped apron below, on splayed feet, 79cm wide x 46cm deep x 198.5cm high, (31in wide x 18in deep x 78in high) Footnotes: Comparable satinwood secretaire bookcases to the offered lot, those likewise dating to the period 1780-1790, include one sold Christie's, London, 7 June 2007, Important English Furniture, lot 164; another sold Christie's, New York, 18 October 2005, Important English Furniture, lot 507, a model sold Sotheby's, New York, 12 October 2007, Important English Furniture, lot 91, and a further related example sold Christie's, London, 13 June 2018, Kenneth Neame, lot 108. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10) Ref J1AB8FQP. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y Ф TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing