The Property of a Gentleman
A Napoleon III gilt-metal-mounted and marquetry bureau plat
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A Napoleon III gilt-metal-mounted and marquetry bureau plat
veneered in scarlet tortoiseshell and inlaid with a marquetry of cut-brass, with foliate scrolls, vases of flowers and birds, the top inset with a panel of tooled leather, the frieze with lambrequin and drapery ornament fitted with a drawer, on cabriole legs terminating in paw feet, distressed -- 33½in. (85cm.) wide, 23in. (59cm.) deep, 30in. (76cm.) high
veneered in scarlet tortoiseshell and inlaid with a marquetry of cut-brass, with foliate scrolls, vases of flowers and birds, the top inset with a panel of tooled leather, the frieze with lambrequin and drapery ornament fitted with a drawer, on cabriole legs terminating in paw feet, distressed -- 33½in. (85cm.) wide, 23in. (59cm.) deep, 30in. (76cm.) high