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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BUREAU A CYLINDRE veneered á quatre faces, the superstructure with rectangular mottled white marble top and pierced three-quarter gallery, above two glazed doors enclosing a silk-lined interior above two panelled drawers with beaded moulding, the panelled roll-top enclosing a leather-lined pull-out section and three mahogany-lined drawers, one with compartments, above two fielded panelled drawers with beaded moulding, the sides with conforming decoration, on turned tapering legs and turned sabots, the inside of the roll-top with an extract from the Journal de l'Assemblée Nationale dated 1789, with ink inscription on the base 65 and 65 above W
39½in. (99.5cm.) wide; 57¾in. (147cm.) high; 20in. (51cm.) deep
39½in. (99.5cm.) wide; 57¾in. (147cm.) high; 20in. (51cm.) deep