Furniture & Works of Art - 12th January 2010

Lot 420

An Italian ebony

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £900

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Description

An Italian ebony, ivory and amboyna bureau, inlaid with scrolling foliage, putti and cornucopiae, the raised top fitted with two drawers above a hinged fall enclosing three cedar line drawers, above a further drawer, on an ebonised stand, Milan c.1870, 39in (98.6cm) h, 29.5in (75cm) w, 19in (48cm) d. Veneer loss, wear to legs, losses to mouldings.