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A CONTINENTAL NEO-CLASSIC ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, KARELIAN, BIRCH AND MARQUETRY TABLE À ECRIRE,
PROBABLY GERMAN
With eared rectangular crossbanded brass-bound top centrally inlaid with books atop a table within strapwork above a panelled frieze drawer inlaid with Vitruvian scrolls and enclosing compartments for writing utensils and a gilt tooled inset leather writing slide, on square tapering legs headed by later patera and guttae and ending in block sabots (restorations)--28in. (71.5cm.) high, 18in. (46cm.) wide, 12¾in. (32.5cm.) deep
PROBABLY GERMAN
With eared rectangular crossbanded brass-bound top centrally inlaid with books atop a table within strapwork above a panelled frieze drawer inlaid with Vitruvian scrolls and enclosing compartments for writing utensils and a gilt tooled inset leather writing slide, on square tapering legs headed by later patera and guttae and ending in block sabots (restorations)--28in. (71.5cm.) high, 18in. (46cm.) wide, 12¾in. (32.5cm.) deep