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A NAPOLEON III EBONISED, ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND INLAID BUREAU PLAT
of undulating outline, veneered in brass and inlaid with a marquetry of red tortoiseshell in scrolling foliate designs, the top inset with a panel of tooled leather, with a stiff-leaf moulded border and cabochon clasps to the angles, the frieze with figure masks and fitted with two drawers, on cabriole legs headed with masks and foliage trailing to hoof feet, stamped several times Alex -- 47in. (120cm.) long, 26½in. (67cm.) deep, 32½in. (83cm.) high
of undulating outline, veneered in brass and inlaid with a marquetry of red tortoiseshell in scrolling foliate designs, the top inset with a panel of tooled leather, with a stiff-leaf moulded border and cabochon clasps to the angles, the frieze with figure masks and fitted with two drawers, on cabriole legs headed with masks and foliage trailing to hoof feet, stamped several times Alex -- 47in. (120cm.) long, 26½in. (67cm.) deep, 32½in. (83cm.) high