LOT 188:
A bureau
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Sold for: €3,500
Start price:
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3,500
Estimated price :
€3,500 - €5,250
Buyer's Premium: 24.6%
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A bureau
Mannerist style
burr-Brazilian rosewood, kingwood, boxwood marquetry and ivory plaques engraved with darkened black backgrounds
centre of tilt-cover with carved ivory medallion "crowned double-headed eagle", interior with eleven drawers simulating nineteen, central drawer occupying the height of two rounds of drawers, fronts with inlays in Brazilian rosewood and engraved ivory with backgrounds filled in black "Various animals", carved wood zoomorphic feet, gilt copper mounts
Italian
later interior of the tilt-cover with ebonised band and leather-lined, restoration, minor faults and defects
19th C. adaptation with 17th C. elements
Dim. - 57 x 86 x 34 cm

