Property of a Prince
A LOUIS XIV PARCEL-GILT EBONY AND BONE INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND WALNUT BUREAU BRISÉ
Auction Closed
November 12, 05:03 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Prince
A LOUIS XIV PARCEL-GILT EBONY AND BONE INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND WALNUT BUREAU BRISÉ
the hinged top opening to reveal a fall front enclosing three short drawers, above a recessed cupboard door flanked by two short drawers to either side, fall front stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS, later feet, re-gilt, restorations
79.5cm. high, 89.5cm. wide, 59.5cm. deep; 2ft. 7¼in., 2ft. 11¼in., 1ft. 11½in.
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By repute, Burghley House, Lincolnshire;
Michel Meyer, Paris, March 1979