(plumpudding) on an oak and pine base. The original rectangular white marble top, with round corners, surmounted by a three-quarter pierced gallery, above three frieze drawers and a sliding roll-top, enclosing a fitted interior with an gilt-tooled brown leather-lined writing-surface and three drawers, each surmounted by an open compartment, The lower part with a basedrawer and a kneehole, flanked by two drawers on the left and a double drawer on the right, within an extra locked compartment. The sides with leather inset sliding leaves. On four turned fluted tapering legs, terminating in brass caps on modern casters. The brass mounted French cylinder bureau is veneered with mahogany and mouchete
France, circa 1780.
Period: Louis Sixteen.
Width: 128 cm. (50,4 inches.)
Depth: 63 cm. (24,8 inches.)
Open: 90 cm. (35,5 inches.) Height: 117 cm. (46 inches.)