LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A DUTCH TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE AND MARQUETRY WRITING DESK OR PETIT BONHEUR DU JOUR
LATE 19TH CENTURY
With marquetry of trophies and flowers
38 in. (97 cm.) high; 26 ¼ in. (67 cm.) wide; 15 ¼ in. (39 cm.) deep

Special notice

All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.

Lot Essay

The grand-father of the present owner, P.Y.Smith Esq., recorded this Bonheur du Jour as being loaned to Buckingham Palace in July 1914 upon the visit of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife The Duchess of Hohenberg. This was arranged through Lenygon & Morant, the well-known Interior Decorators, where P.Y.Smith's brother, Ralph.F.Smith, was a partner.

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