IN THE EMPIRE REVIVAL STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat and tub chair ensuite
In the Empire Revival Style, Late 19th Century
The rectangular breakfront top inset with a green and gilt-tooled leather writing surface, above a central drawer and a pair of drawers to each side, each with laurel wreath ring handle, the back and sides each centred to the top by foliate-cast mounts, with a laurel wreath to each corner, on tapering scroll legs headed by acanthus, with lion paw feet, on plinth base joined by shaped stretcher, leather and top faded; the tub chair upholstered in green and gilt-tooled leather with rounded back and shaped arms terminating in a swan head, the front with foliate-cast mounts, on square tapering legs and lion-paw feet
The bureau: 64¼ in. (163.2 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76.2 cm.) high; 28¾ in. (73 cm.) deep (2)
In the Empire Revival Style, Late 19th Century
The rectangular breakfront top inset with a green and gilt-tooled leather writing surface, above a central drawer and a pair of drawers to each side, each with laurel wreath ring handle, the back and sides each centred to the top by foliate-cast mounts, with a laurel wreath to each corner, on tapering scroll legs headed by acanthus, with lion paw feet, on plinth base joined by shaped stretcher, leather and top faded; the tub chair upholstered in green and gilt-tooled leather with rounded back and shaped arms terminating in a swan head, the front with foliate-cast mounts, on square tapering legs and lion-paw feet
The bureau: 64¼ in. (163.2 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76.2 cm.) high; 28¾ in. (73 cm.) deep (2)