CIRCA 1810
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU PLAT
Circa 1810
The rectangular gilt-tooled red leather-inset top above a frieze drawer flanked by two drawers on each side, over a rectangular knee hole, the sides fitted with leather-lined slides, the uprights with flaming lotus torch mounts, on square tapering legs headed by capitals, with square brass caps, the underside with an ink inscription 6222 and MEUBLES ET BRONZES/ANCIENS/HOPILLIANT & LEROY/A PARIS/12 RUE DES SAINTS-PRES, remounted
30in. (76.2cm.) long, 63in. (161cm.) long, 31in. (78.8cm.) deep
Circa 1810
The rectangular gilt-tooled red leather-inset top above a frieze drawer flanked by two drawers on each side, over a rectangular knee hole, the sides fitted with leather-lined slides, the uprights with flaming lotus torch mounts, on square tapering legs headed by capitals, with square brass caps, the underside with an ink inscription 6222 and MEUBLES ET BRONZES/ANCIENS/HOPILLIANT & LEROY/A PARIS/12 RUE DES SAINTS-PRES, remounted
30in. (76.2cm.) long, 63in. (161cm.) long, 31in. (78.8cm.) deep