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ANTIQUE 1890 CARVED OAK SIDE BY SIDE SECRETARY BOOKCASE


A VERY FINE ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1890’s – 1900’s, PLAIN AND QUARTERSAWN OAK SIDE BY SIDE [SECRETARY BOOKCASE] IN THE ORIGINAL FINISH. ON THE LEFT IS THE BOOKCASE WITH A FLAT GLASS PANEL [A NEW GLASS REPLACEMENT.] THERE ARE FOUR ORIGINAL OAK FRONTED MAPLE SHELVES THAT ARE ADJUSTABLE AND REMOVABLE. THERE IS A BRASS ESCUTCHEON WITH HANDLE, LOCK, AND KEY. TO THE RIGHT ON BACKBOARD IS A MIRROR IN A SERPENTINE FRAMING. BENEATH IS THE SECRETARY WITH A DROP FRONT. IT RETAINS THE BRASS ESCUTCHEON AND LOCK WITH KEY. THE INTERIOR OF THE DESK HAS A MAPLE CUBBYHOLE WITH ONE DRAWER, THE FRAMINGS IN OAK. BENEATH THE DESK ARE TWO OAK DRAWERS WITH FANCY BRASS PULLS, WITH MAPLE INTERIORS. AND BELOW THAT IS A OAK DOORED COMPARTMENT WITH FANCY BRASS KNOB. THE SIDE BY SIDE HAS SEVERAL APPLIED CARVED OAK SCROLLS AND LEAVES, AND AROUND THE BOOKCASE GLASS IS AN OAK BEADING. THERE ARE TWO PIERCE OAK ORNAMENTS: ON THE FRONT, OR ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE. THE SIDE BY SIDE MEASURES 5'9" [69"] TALL BY 3'9" [45"] WIDE BY 16" DEEP, THE SHELVES 11-1/2" DEEP. THE DROP FRONT BOARD MEASURES 16-1/2" DEEP BY 22-1/4" WIDE, WITH AN INSET FAUX LEATHER WRITING SURFACE. VERY GOOD CONDITION: OAK AND MAPLE BOARDS ARE WITHOUT CRACKS OR CHIPS, THE ORIGINAL FINISH IS UNWORN. THE MIRROR IS WITHOUT DAMAGE, OR BACKING SPOTS .

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