Dutch Marquetry Bureau

An interesting Dutch walnut and marquetry bombe shaped bureau. The top with two large inlaid panels with shells, chequered and boxwood inlay. The serpentine flap with further inlaid panels with classical urns, with a well fitted interior with a pictorial panel on the writing surface, further shell inlay and a combination of serpentine inlaid shaped drawers, pigeon holes and inlaid door. The loppers which hold the flap in place are shaped to accommodate the bombe shaped flap. A full-length drawer (oak lined) with a flared inlaid frieze beneath, which continues around the sides, which have inlaid panels, all resting on four elegant cabriole legs with chequered inlay running down each of the facings.