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MAGNIFICENT 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE BUREAU PLAT
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Description
Description: The rectangular top with gilt tooled leather insert with rosewood crossbanding and a gilt bronze moulding to edge. Fitted to front with a central drawer with elaborate rococo scroll ormolu escutcheon, flanked by a set of three drawers with rosewood framed bookmatched kingwood fields with ormolu handles. The reverse and sides kingwood panels framed in rosewood and most elaborate bow and floral swag ormolu mounts. The base further decorated with ormolu female caryatids, bows, floral & berry decorated mounts. The entire set on crossbanded and inlaid squared tapering legs with fine beaded and fluted ormolu feet. With apparent drawers; the sides with ormolu female masque heads and the entire set on ormolu embellished cabriole legs. Circa 1880-1900 Height: 75cm Width: 151cm Depth: 73cm
Footnote: Undoubtedly crafted by a major French Ebeniste of the 19th Century.
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Starting bid catalogue: 10000