A fine walnut piano top mechanical Davenport The rectangular top with a pierced three quarter


A fine walnut piano top mechanical Davenport
The rectangular top with a pierced three quarter gallery with a lever operating the rising tier with three frieze drawers flanked by two pigeon holes above a hinged fall-front enclosing two shot drawers and a pull out slide with a Morocco leather and gilt tooled hinged writing surface flanked by pen tray and covered compartment and four plate and glass inkwells with an arrangement of four side drawers one with three divisions four faux drawers leaf carved cabriole legs flanking a panel raised upon an incurve plinth base and compressed bun feet 103cm x 58cm x 57cm. (illustrated) CONDITION REPORT: The rise and fall mechanism in good working order, two turned handles missing to lower frieze drawer, part of shaped frieze missing to inner pigeon hole, shaped fret work frieze minor chip the back panel and overall back good colour, some minor rippling to the piano front, light fading, hinge in good condition, two turn handles missing to inner frieze drawers, original Morocco and gilt writing surface, hinge writing surface good condition, divisions to right hand side but no fittings, one pen tray on left hand side, front legs in good condition, panelled front in good condition, slight shrinkage crack to the incurved frieze left hand side, four side frieze drawers one with a shrinkage crack just below the right hand handle with two glass ink wells with brass tops, plinth in good condition , minor chips to turned front legs, back two legs slightly outset but appear to be original, good condition.


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