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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU PLAT
THE RECTANGULAR MOULDED TOP WITH A MOULDED BORDER INSET WITH A BROWN LEATHER WRITING SURFACE ABOVE A SHAPED FRIEZE WITH THREE DRAWERS MOUNTED WITH MAIDEN'S MASKS AND FOLIATE HANDLES, WITH THREE SIMULATED DRAWERS TO THE REVERSE, ON CABRIOLE LEGS HEADED BY MASKS WITHIN C-SCROLLS AND ACANTHUS ABOVE TRAILING FOLIAGE TERMINATING IN ACANTHUS-WRAPPED HOOF FEET, REMOUNTED AND REVENEERED, THE CARCAS BASICALLY 18TH CENTURY, THREE HANDLES OF THE FALSE DRAWERS LACKING
74CM. HIGH X 181CM. WIDE X 86CM. DEEP
THE RECTANGULAR MOULDED TOP WITH A MOULDED BORDER INSET WITH A BROWN LEATHER WRITING SURFACE ABOVE A SHAPED FRIEZE WITH THREE DRAWERS MOUNTED WITH MAIDEN'S MASKS AND FOLIATE HANDLES, WITH THREE SIMULATED DRAWERS TO THE REVERSE, ON CABRIOLE LEGS HEADED BY MASKS WITHIN C-SCROLLS AND ACANTHUS ABOVE TRAILING FOLIAGE TERMINATING IN ACANTHUS-WRAPPED HOOF FEET, REMOUNTED AND REVENEERED, THE CARCAS BASICALLY 18TH CENTURY, THREE HANDLES OF THE FALSE DRAWERS LACKING
74CM. HIGH X 181CM. WIDE X 86CM. DEEP