A French scarlet tortoiseshell, brass inlaid, ebonised and gilt-metal mounted secretaire cabinet, 20th century

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A French scarlet tortoiseshell, brass inlaid, ebonised and gilt-metal mounted secretaire cabinet, 20th century
the broken arched cornice centred by a female bust between urn finials, above a pair of glazed doors enclosing two silk lined shelves, with a pair of drawers below, between turned stop-fluted Corinthian capped uprights, the sloping fall enclosing a leather-lined writing surface and three drawers, with a further long drawer below, on turned stop-fluted tapering legs joined by a cross-shaped stretcher -- 37½in. (95cm.) wide

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