$1,900
American, 20th century. Regency style rosewood Veneer partner's library table or desk, the top inset with black and gilt tooled leather writing surface over a frieze with three cockbeaded drawers to each side raised on trestle style supports united by a turned stretcher and terminating in downswept brass paw caps & casters. Branded stamp to interior of top center drawer Burton - Ching, LTD. Height 31", width 72", depth 32". Note: Sen Ching, the firm's Chief Executive Officer, was apprentice to master craftsmen who taught him to build furniture by hand to the exacting standards of demanding designers across Europe and Asia. In 1976, Ching came to the West Coast and refined his focus from making furniture to restoring and repairing fine period antiques. He became skilled with the meticulous finishing processes that distinguishes Burton-Ching pieces and was soon making custom reproductions for a growing clientele of professional designers. Demand for his exquisite reproductions soared, and in 1995, Ching and his team had founded Burton-Ching Ltd., a company dedicated to providing reproductions of such beauty and quality that they are highly sought after by the public.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-03-22
