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A walnut bureau cabinet, early 18th century
the cavetto moulded cornice above a pair of feather-banded arched bevelled mirrored doors enclosing adjustable shelves, with two candle slides below, the feather-banded sloping fall with small reading shelf, enclosing a fitted interior with a leather-lined writing surface and an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers, fitted with a frieze drawer and a pair of doors converted from three long drawers, on bracket feet, adapted, some re-veneering, the mirrors later -- 42in. (107cm.) wide
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the cavetto moulded cornice above a pair of feather-banded arched bevelled mirrored doors enclosing adjustable shelves, with two candle slides below, the feather-banded sloping fall with small reading shelf, enclosing a fitted interior with a leather-lined writing surface and an arrangement of pigeon holes and drawers, fitted with a frieze drawer and a pair of doors converted from three long drawers, on bracket feet, adapted, some re-veneering, the mirrors later -- 42in. (107cm.) wide
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