Lot Essay
A bureau-cabinet with identical plumed finials and similar shaped glazed doors was sold anonymously at Sotheby's London, 22 April 1966, lot 195.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A DUTCH WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY BUREAU-CABINET
19TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY BUREAU-CABINET
19th Century
Inlaid overall with vases of flowers, acanthus scrolls, birds, butterflies and floral marquetry, the double-domed overhanging cornice with gadrooned and plumed finial above two shaped doors with a shaped plate, enclosing two adjustable shelves and three variously-sized shaped drawers, the bureau enclosing various wells and a slide concealing a further well and three hidden drawers, above two short and two graduated long drawers between shaped angles and on paw feet, minor restorations
48 in. (122 cm.) wide; 88½ in. (225 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
19th Century
Inlaid overall with vases of flowers, acanthus scrolls, birds, butterflies and floral marquetry, the double-domed overhanging cornice with gadrooned and plumed finial above two shaped doors with a shaped plate, enclosing two adjustable shelves and three variously-sized shaped drawers, the bureau enclosing various wells and a slide concealing a further well and three hidden drawers, above two short and two graduated long drawers between shaped angles and on paw feet, minor restorations
48 in. (122 cm.) wide; 88½ in. (225 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep