Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 4th July 2018

Lot 378

A 19th century Napoleonic French prisoner of war straw-work cylinder bureau

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £700

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Description

A 19th century Napoleonic French prisoner of war straw-work cylinder bureau, with geometric parquetry decoration, the later simulated top above a printed scene of battle ships, enclosing an interior with a pair of mirrors and drawers, above a pull-out writing surface with five compartments, the front with a drawer, on brass bun feet, 22cm high, 24.8cm wide, 15.7cm deep.