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19TH CENTURY
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An Austrian or South German ormolu-mounted walnut, burr-walnut and fruitwood bureau-cabinet
19th Century
Inlaid overall with ebonised and walnut interlaced scrolling angular strapwork panels, the bow-fronted moulded top flanked to either side by a downswept scroll flanking a drawer above a central door, enclosing a gilt-tooled paper-lined interior fitted with six small drawers, flanked to either side by three drawers, above a long drawer simulating three drawers, above a hinged sloping flap with gilt-tooled paper-lined writing-surface enclosing a fitted interior with three drawers enclosing two concealed drawers, flanked by two drawers above a serpentine-fronted base section with a slide, above three graduated drawers on bun feet, minor losses to the veneers
190cm. high x 130cm. wide x 65cm. deep
19th Century
Inlaid overall with ebonised and walnut interlaced scrolling angular strapwork panels, the bow-fronted moulded top flanked to either side by a downswept scroll flanking a drawer above a central door, enclosing a gilt-tooled paper-lined interior fitted with six small drawers, flanked to either side by three drawers, above a long drawer simulating three drawers, above a hinged sloping flap with gilt-tooled paper-lined writing-surface enclosing a fitted interior with three drawers enclosing two concealed drawers, flanked by two drawers above a serpentine-fronted base section with a slide, above three graduated drawers on bun feet, minor losses to the veneers
190cm. high x 130cm. wide x 65cm. deep