Lot Essay
A related bureau à cylindre from the château des Fayères, Cannes, was sold in these Rooms, 19 May 1994, lot 63.
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A LOUIS XVI BRASS-MOUNTED PLUM-PUDDING MAHOGANY (ACAJOU MOUCHETE) BUREAU A CYLINDRE
With rectangular grey-veined marble top above three frieze drawers, the cylinder front lifting to a sliding black leather-lined writing-surface and a fitted interior comprising pigeon-holes, three short drawers and three simulated drawers, with five short drawers about the kneehole, the right hand side drawers joined in one and enclosing a coffre-fort, with black-leather-lined writing surface slides to the sides, on fluted tapering legs with brass toupie feet, restorations, inscribed under the marble '6' and inscribed to the underside in black ink '64'
47¼ in. (120 cm.) high; 58½ in. (149 cm.) wide; 28¾ in. (73 cm.) deep
With rectangular grey-veined marble top above three frieze drawers, the cylinder front lifting to a sliding black leather-lined writing-surface and a fitted interior comprising pigeon-holes, three short drawers and three simulated drawers, with five short drawers about the kneehole, the right hand side drawers joined in one and enclosing a coffre-fort, with black-leather-lined writing surface slides to the sides, on fluted tapering legs with brass toupie feet, restorations, inscribed under the marble '6' and inscribed to the underside in black ink '64'
47¼ in. (120 cm.) high; 58½ in. (149 cm.) wide; 28¾ in. (73 cm.) deep