A WILLIAM AND MARY BLACK RED AND GILT-JAPANNED BUREAU-CABINET LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY NORTH EUROPEAN Decorated overall with Chinese figures and birds in landscapes, the double-domed cornice above a pair of shaped arched panelled doors enclosing a refitted interior using earlier elements with part velvet-lined, part simulated tortoiseshell, interior with two shelves, mirrored and tiered platform and three small drawers, the reverse of the doors mirrored, above a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior with eight small drawers, five secret drawers and six pigeon-holes, above a well, above six small drawers and an arched apron, on later bun feet, one drawer inscribed in pencil 'reghe' (?) another 'Claude', the door panels reversed, the handles replaced 84½ in. (215 cm.) high; 43¾ in. (111 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
A WILLIAM AND MARY BLACK RED AND GILT-JAPANNED BUREAU-CABINET LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY NORTH EUROPEAN Decorated overall with Chinese figures and birds in landscapes, the double-domed cornice above a pair of shaped arched panelled doors enclosing a refitted interior using earlier elements with part velvet-lined, part simulated tortoiseshell, interior with two shelves, mirrored and tiered platform and three small drawers, the reverse of the doors mirrored, above a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior with eight small drawers, five secret drawers and six pigeon-holes, above a well, above six small drawers and an arched apron, on later bun feet, one drawer inscribed in pencil 'reghe' (?) another 'Claude', the door panels reversed, the handles replaced 84½ in. (215 cm.) high; 43¾ in. (111 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
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