The shaped apron supported on cabriole legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet, with a later hinged top with leather-bound books opening to a compartment lined with marbleized paper
20¹⁄₂ in. (52.1 cm.) high, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide, 17¹⁄₂ in. (44.5 cm.) deep

The Marjorie Wiggin Prescott Collection; Christie's, New York, 31 January 1981, lot 309.
With Mallett, London, circa 1995.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 24 October 2013, lot 698.
Acquired from the above sale.

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Lot Essay

A similar walnut close stool with two dummy books forming the lid is illustrated in R.W. Symonds book, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, New York, 1929, pg. 158, fig. 107.

This stool was formerly in the Collection of Marjorie Wiggin Prescott, sold Christie’s, New York, 31 January 1981, lot 309. The Prescott Collection was one of the most important English furniture collections of its time. The sale consisted mostly of late 17th and 18th century English furniture ranging from rare early stumpwork pieces, hangings and other small objects, to some exquisite pieces of Georgian walnut and mahogany furniture, including several previously in the Percival Griffiths Collection.