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A Napoleon III boulle and gilt-metal mounted bonheur du jour
the arched superstructure with urn finials and egg-and-dart cornice,
the panelled frieze with central scallop-shell and scrolling foliage above a pair of fielded panelled doors enclosing a velvet lined interior with one adjustable shelf and two frieze drawers below, above a serpentine writing surface, a leather-lined slide and shaped frieze drawer, on cabochon-headed cabriole legs terminating in sabot feet, losses and damages -- 30in. (77.5cm.) wide
See Colour Illustration
the arched superstructure with urn finials and egg-and-dart cornice,
the panelled frieze with central scallop-shell and scrolling foliage above a pair of fielded panelled doors enclosing a velvet lined interior with one adjustable shelf and two frieze drawers below, above a serpentine writing surface, a leather-lined slide and shaped frieze drawer, on cabochon-headed cabriole legs terminating in sabot feet, losses and damages -- 30in. (77.5cm.) wide
See Colour Illustration