Lot Essay
A note found in this escritoire explains that it was purchased in 1830 in the Swedish town of Viberg-Jala by Anna Eriksson.
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SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A SWEDISH KARELIAN BIRCH ESCRITOIRE
Second quarter 19th century
The shaped frieze drawer above a fallfront enclosing an arrangement of drawers, pigeon holes and secret compartments centred by a cupboard, with three long graduated drawers below, with bone and ivory handles and escutcheons, paper labels to the reverse R.V.E.J FRAKTGODS Fr. Terna/Vesteras
55½in. (141cm.) high; 46in. (117cm.) wide; 20½in. (52cm.) deep
Second quarter 19th century
The shaped frieze drawer above a fallfront enclosing an arrangement of drawers, pigeon holes and secret compartments centred by a cupboard, with three long graduated drawers below, with bone and ivory handles and escutcheons, paper labels to the reverse R.V.E.J FRAKTGODS Fr. Terna/Vesteras
55½in. (141cm.) high; 46in. (117cm.) wide; 20½in. (52cm.) deep
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