Adam's THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 1st May 2024

106 204 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE, MID 18TH CENTURY, the rectangular top with leather inset on a ratchet, the rim carved with egg and dart moulded frieze with a rosette banded pricked apron, fitted with a drawer to one side, on fluted central support with acanthus capped tripod legs and pad feet, on re- cess barrel castors. 52cm wide, 40cm deep € 2,000 - 3,000 205 A MAHOGANY READING TABLE, ENGLISH 19TH CEN- TURY, the top with low moulded gallery and canted corners, on an adjustable brass ratchet, tapering ring turned cannon barrel support, on a tall tripod base with hipped inlaid downswept legs. 41 cm wide, 42cm deep € 700 - 1,000 206 A GEORGE III JAPANNED SERPENTINE SIDE TABLE, LATE 18TH CENTURY, the top decorated depicting women and children in a rocky garden, with a boat on a lake and a pa- goda in the background, within a border of stylised decoration, the deep reeded rim with canted cor- ners, above a later frieze drawer, on square legs, the decoration apparently later, with label underneath inscribed “BARKER’S DEPOSITORY KENSINGTON 31”. 137cm wide, 68cm deep € 3,000 - 5,000 Property from an Important Private Collection