A mid 18th century feather banded figured walnut bureau cabinet, width 111cm, depth 57cm, height 207cm £500-700 Condition: Neglected condition; a restoration project - all do-able. Pediment mouldings incomplete, as shown; mirror plates original, left door mirror with circular bruise, approx 12mm, with central small hole; damp-stains and/or sun has caused discolouration to one side, as shown; unusual brass beading to one door appears original; one vertical backboard to cabinet missing; lowest rail to cabinet (beneath mirror doors) replaced, i.e. different colour; one piece of moulding to one mirror door missing, approx. 6cm; brass handles and escutcheon may be original although fall-front escutcheon now attached with unsightly screws; fall-front treacle-stained upper-left; later triangular section of veneer inset to fall-front, approx. 4x3mm; a small section of waist-moulding missing to each side; fall-front horizontal split to veneer at lower right cross-banding. Generally honest. Sold for £1,100
A mid 18th century feather banded figured walnut bureau cabinet, width 111cm, depth 57cm, height 207cm £500-700 Condition: Neglected condition; a restoration project - all do-able. Pediment mouldings incomplete, as shown; mirror plates original, left door mirror with circular bruise, approx 12mm, with central small hole; damp-stains and/or sun has caused discolouration to one side, as shown; unusual brass beading to one door appears original; one vertical backboard to cabinet missing; lowest rail to cabinet (beneath mirror doors) replaced, i.e. different colour; one piece of moulding to one mirror door missing, approx. 6cm; brass handles and escutcheon may be original although fall-front escutcheon now attached with unsightly screws; fall-front treacle-stained upper-left; later triangular section of veneer inset to fall-front, approx. 4x3mm; a small section of waist-moulding missing to each side; fall-front horizontal split to veneer at lower right cross-banding. Generally honest. Sold for £1,100
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