A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED END-CUT VENEER AND KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED END-CUT VENEER AND KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT

CIRCA 1850

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED END-CUT VENEER AND KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT
CIRCA 1850
The top with end-cut veneer of olivewood oysters, above three frieze drawers, the cabriole legs headed with masks and foliage, on scroll feet
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 69¼ in. (176 cm.) wide; 33 in. (84 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Property of a European Collector, sold Sotheby's London, 15 May 1998, lot 459, £20,700 (inc. premium).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot should be described as English, circa 1840s, with a French 18th Century top, probably by a London firm, such as Edward Holmes Baldrock.

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