A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED LACQUER BUREAU-PLAT
AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, THE MOUNTS BY HENRI PICARD, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The serpetine-sided rectangular top inset with gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface with shell-cast mounts to the corners, above a shaped frieze with three drawers to the front and opposing false drawers, decorated with red and gilt lacquer chinoiserie village scenes, the cabriole legs headed with two variant ‘espagnolette’ chutes, with C-scroll and rocaille cast lion’s-paw feet, the reverse of one mount signed 'HPR'
30 ¾ in. (78 cm.) high; 64 in. (162 cm.); 32 ¼ in. (82 cm.) deep
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED LACQUER BUREAU-PLAT
AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, THE MOUNTS BY HENRI PICARD, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The serpetine-sided rectangular top inset with gilt-tooled brown leather writing-surface with shell-cast mounts to the corners, above a shaped frieze with three drawers to the front and opposing false drawers, decorated with red and gilt lacquer chinoiserie village scenes, the cabriole legs headed with two variant ‘espagnolette’ chutes, with C-scroll and rocaille cast lion’s-paw feet, the reverse of one mount signed 'HPR'
30 ¾ in. (78 cm.) high; 64 in. (162 cm.); 32 ¼ in. (82 cm.) deep
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