Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 8th January 2020
Lot 278
An Italian mahogany and marquetry writing table
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £900
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Description
An Italian mahogany and marquetry writing table, inlaid with stringing and ebonised banding, the rectangular top with canted corners and inlaid with fruitwood heightened with penwork, with a central scene of Venus and Cupid, with scrolling leaves, masks and bands of satyrs and classical maidens, with a divided frieze drawer, on square tapering legs, probably Lombardi, early 19th century, 77.5cm high, 95cm wide, 71.5cm deep.