A GEORGE II MAHOGANY WRITING OR ARTIST'S CHESTIN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1760The top with an edge moulding to all four sides, the top drawer and inverted breakfront legs pulling out as a writing surface with green covered cloth, hinged and sliding to enclosepartments with hidden drawers and a distinctive quadrant hinged side drawer88cm high, 91.5cm wide, 52.5cm deepSee Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1762, Plate No LXXIII for a Writing Table drawer with related drawer interior divisions and quadrant drawer.See also Christopher Gilbert, The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, Plate 397 for a related design in pen, ink and grey wash, circa 1760 of an Artist's table by Thomas Chippendale.