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FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
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a german walnut, poplar and parquetry bureau-cabinet
First half 18th Century
Banded overall and inlaid with simulated panels, the rectangular cornice above a pair of doors inlaid with cut-cornered shaped arches, enclosing a paper-lined part-fitted interior with two shelves above six small drawers and two further drawers, the middle section with a hinged flap inlaid with two shaped panels, enclosing a fitted sliding interior with three open compartments flanked by two drawers to either side, above a green leather-lined writing-surface with a porcelein inkwell and a sand-box, the base section with two short drawers above three long drawers, on later bracket feet, the divide between the doors later, restorations
190cm. high x 93cm. wide x 59cm. deep
First half 18th Century
Banded overall and inlaid with simulated panels, the rectangular cornice above a pair of doors inlaid with cut-cornered shaped arches, enclosing a paper-lined part-fitted interior with two shelves above six small drawers and two further drawers, the middle section with a hinged flap inlaid with two shaped panels, enclosing a fitted sliding interior with three open compartments flanked by two drawers to either side, above a green leather-lined writing-surface with a porcelein inkwell and a sand-box, the base section with two short drawers above three long drawers, on later bracket feet, the divide between the doors later, restorations
190cm. high x 93cm. wide x 59cm. deep