AN AUSTRIAN WALNUT, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY BUREAU-CABINET

MID-18TH CENTURY, THE TOP AND BASE ASSOCIATED

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AN AUSTRIAN WALNUT, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY BUREAU-CABINET
Mid-18th Century, the top and base associated
Inlaid overall with ebonised and boxwood lines and with thuya panels, the raised cornice with central drawer above a serpentine superstructure with central door and nine drawers, above a hinged slope and flanked by a drawer to each side, the serpentine base with moulded top and three long drawers on bun feet, minor losses to veneer, with restorers label for 'E. CINALLI / furniture repairer 23 PENN ROAD, HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N.7 RESTORATIONS TO ANTIQUES A SPECIALITY SEPTEMBER 1957', the reverse with two Harrods depository labels '8.5.1936' and three further depository labels for Batchelar & Son, restorations including some relining to the top drawers
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 48 in. (123 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute, the Passini Family.

Lot Essay

Johann Nepomuk Passini (d. 1874), born in Vienna, was initially known as a topographical engraver, but with the rise of photography he turned towards landscape painting in the 1860s. He worked in Graz for the last 22 years of his life. Among his decendants are the potter Rita Passini and the illustrator and painter Hans Fronius.

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