The contents of The Grange, Wendover - 02 Oct 2024
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A VICTORIAN KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD BUREAU PLAT IN LOUIS XV STYLE
A VICTORIAN KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD BUREAU PLAT IN LOUIS XV STYLE
BY GILLOWS, C.1866-67
with fine gilt brass mounts with rams heads, the serpentine top with crossbanding and a brass moulded edge inset with a later green gilt tooled writing surface, above three frieze drawers decorated with lattice parquetry, the central drawer stamped 'Gillow & Co.', the underside of two drawers signed '19 N. Porter, 1866', on cabriole legs
75.7cm high, 119.3cm wide, 65cm deep
Provenance
The contents of The Grange, Wendover.
Catalogue Note
An identical bureau plat is in the West upstairs Wing of Waddesdon Manor.