Description:
A FINE QUEEN ANNE PERIOD WALNUT BUREAU, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1710.
Of outstanding colour & patination veneered & cross banded with herringbone line throughout, and retaining all original backplates, handles & escutcheons.
The fall front with original book rest, opening to reveal a lovely fitted interior with arched top shelves and drawers around a central cupboard and with a hidden recessed compartment in front of the leathered writing surface; and over two short & two long drawers on a moulded base raised on high square bracket feet.An exceptional early 18th Century bureau.
Origin: English
Circa:1710
Height: 38 in. (97 cm.) | Width: 31.5 in. (80 cm.) | Depth: 18.25in. (46 cm.)
Price: £9,850
Stock Ref: A10587
David Foord-Brown & Sean Barry
David Foord-Brown Antiques
3 Bank Buildings, High Street, Cuckfield,
West Sussex. RH17 5JU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 1444 414418 | Mobile: 07850 188250
Email: antiques@davidfoord-brown.com