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Lot 243
A RUSSIAN BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU-CABINET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Closed12 September 2018
Price Realised
GBP 10,625
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A RUSSIAN BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU-CABINET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The stepped cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves and later slide, the cylinder enclosing a black leather-lined slide and a fitted interior, above a pair of cupboard doors, on later square tapering legs with brass caps, the reverse inscribed in black paint '117-181/1911' [?], the original feet detached but present
97 in. (246.5 cm.) high; 49 ¼ in. (125 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The stepped cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves and later slide, the cylinder enclosing a black leather-lined slide and a fitted interior, above a pair of cupboard doors, on later square tapering legs with brass caps, the reverse inscribed in black paint '117-181/1911' [?], the original feet detached but present
97 in. (246.5 cm.) high; 49 ¼ in. (125 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
A RUSSIAN BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU-CABINET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The stepped cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves and later slide, the cylinder enclosing a black leather-lined slide and a fitted interior, above a pair of cupboard doors, on later square tapering legs with brass caps, the reverse inscribed in black paint '117-181/1911' [?], the original feet detached but present
97 in. (246.5 cm.) high; 49 ¼ in. (125 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The stepped cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves and later slide, the cylinder enclosing a black leather-lined slide and a fitted interior, above a pair of cupboard doors, on later square tapering legs with brass caps, the reverse inscribed in black paint '117-181/1911' [?], the original feet detached but present
97 in. (246.5 cm.) high; 49 ¼ in. (125 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
The Hermitage Antiques Collection; sold Christie's, South Kensingon, 4 April 2006, lot 506.
Michael S. Smith, Houses, New York, 2008, pp. 145-6.
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Please note that the height printed in the catalogue is with the original feet, which are detached but present; the illustrated bureau-cabinet is 93 ¾ in. (238 cm.) high.