19TH C RED JAPANNED CHINOISERIE DECORATED BOOKCASE SECRETARY: Bicentennial William and Mary Bookcase Secretary Ca late 1800's. Glazed sixteen light bookcase top with gold lattice decor over a slant lid secretary below having a valenced interior, and a red leather inset to drop lid, two dovetailed drawers with shaped fronts and chamfered bottoms. The Chinoiserie decorated cabinet with a classic William and Mary cross stretcher base. 74 1/2''h x 30''w x 20''d. Provenance: ''The Secretary was purchased in 1931 from the Findlay Galleries of Chicago (Now Wally Flndlay/Parke-Bernet) by my father Dr. A.M. Harvey. The Secretary along with many other art objects came from the home of Samuel Insull, a multi-millionaire Utility Executive who became bankrupt after the 1929 Stock Market crash. The Secretary is believed to have been in Mrs. Insull's Bedroom suite.'' John E. Harvey
CONDITION: Normal wear for age, repair to left corner of drop lid, missing sections of lacquer/veneer mostly to lower left corner. Keys in office.