REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED AND INLAID ROSEWOOD SECRETAIRE CHIFFONIER
Attributed to JOHN MCLEAN & SON (1770-c.1815)

ENGLISH, circa 1810

This chiffonier closely relates to a group associated with the leading early 19th century cabinet-maker John McLean. Examples from this group include a chiffonier in the Victorian and Albert Museum bearing McLean's own label, illustrated in Desmond Fitzgerald, Georgian Furniture, 1969, no. 140, and several other examples illustrated in Simon Redburn, 'John McLean & Son', Furniture History Journal, vol. XIV, 1978, figs 32b-34b. Shared characteristics included the combination of figured rosewood veneers and gilt-brass mounts, the construction of the lower and upper sections and the distinct pierced brass panels, which are of the identical pattern to these on a number of other pieces linked to McLean, examples of which are illustrated in Redburn, op. cit., pls. 36b, 38b, 39a-b, and 40a.

57 in.;144 cm. high
39 ½ in., 100 cm. wide
19 in.; 49 cm. deep