Furniture & Works of Art - 8th January 2008

Lot 292

A French amaranth and bois satine bureau a cylindre with ormolu mounts

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £3800

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Description

A French amaranth and bois satine bureau a cylindre with ormolu mounts, the galleried top with three drawers above a fall centred a marquetry panel of musical trophies and foliage with ribbon tied foliage mount, opening to a leather lined pull-out slide, drawers and pigeon holes the frieze with a central drawer flanked by four other drawers above a kneehole on leaf capped square tapering legs to stiff leaf sabots, 46in (117cm) h, 40.75in (103.5cm) w, 24.75in (63cm) d.