A Dutch burr-walnut bureau , SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

Sale 2497

FURNITURE, CLOCKS, SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART

Amsterdam

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28 March 2001

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Lot 277

A Dutch burr-walnut bureau

SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

Price realised

NLG 18,212

Estimate

NLG 8,000 - NLG 12,000

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A Dutch burr-walnut bureau
Second half 18th Century
The rectangular top above a hinged slope with a green baize-lined writing-surface to the reverse, enclosing a fitted interior, with eight drawers and two concealed drawers above a pair of pigeon-holes, with a central door flanked by turned pilasters, each concealing a hidden compartment, above a well with a slide concealing three drawers, the bombé base with three graduated drawers above a waved apron and on claw-and-ball feet, restorations
114cm. high x 109cm. wide x 60cm. deep
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Lot 277

A Dutch burr-walnut bureau

SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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