An oak and burr oak bureau cabinet, English, late 18th century

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An oak and burr oak bureau cabinet, English, late 18th century
the upper section with a dentil moulded cornice and adjustable shelves enclosed by a pair of crossbanded and chequer strung burr doors, the sloping fall and drawers all similarly crossbanded and chequer strung, the fitted interior with graduated drawers and pigeon holes surrounding a central cupboard flanked by secret compartments fronted by half columns and with three smaller drawers below, above a well, with three small dummy drawers above two short and two long graduated drawers on shaped bracket feet -- 40in. (102cm.) wide, 78in. (198cm.) high, 20in. (50cm.) deep
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拍品专文

This bureau cabinet is a Tour de Force of native British woods combined to produce an aesthetically pleasing piece of furniture. The carcass is made of oak and the sides of the base is made of tangentially sawn oak, crossbanded in quarter sawn oak. The external doors and drawer fronts are veneered in burr brown oak and crossbanded with plumwood; this has faded on the external surfaces but internally the bright colour of the crossbanding is clear. Internally the drawer fronts are made from solid brown oak. The inlaid detail extends to the lopers and the bracket feet.