Lot Essay
The distinctive crisp carving of garlands and flowers of this bureau relates it to a group of cabinet pieces executed in Liège and Aachen circa 1730-1750 (see J. Philippe, Le Meuble Liegèois, 1990, p.83, figs. 149-158, and H. Kreisel, Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels, 1973, vol. III, nos. 100-104).