A Napoleon III gilt metal mounted kingwood and thuyawood bombé bureau de dame
in the Louis XV style
with brass line inlay, the shaped and pierced three quarter galleried top over a fall enclosing three serpentine drawers, a shelf, a compartment with a sliding top and a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above a shaped apron, on four slender cabriole legs headed with cherub mask, scroll, floral and acanthus clasped mounts, with chutes terminating in scroll and rocaille sabots, 85cm wide x 52cm deep x 99cm high, (33" wide x 20" deep x 38.5" high)
with brass line inlay, the shaped and pierced three quarter galleried top over a fall enclosing three serpentine drawers, a shelf, a compartment with a sliding top and a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above a shaped apron, on four slender cabriole legs headed with cherub mask, scroll, floral and acanthus clasped mounts, with chutes terminating in scroll and rocaille sabots, 85cm wide x 52cm deep x 99cm high, (33" wide x 20" deep x 38.5" high)
Sold for
£2,250
inc. premium
Category: Furniture / Period Design
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Period Design