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Midlothian (County of Edinburgh), UK
LoveAntiques Dealersince Jan 20182943 sales by dealer
Victorian Marquetry-inlaid Figured Walnut Ladies' Writing Desk (Bonheur de Jour)
REF: 35226 / LA562287
£2,190
€2,517
$2,992
LoveAntiques Dealersince Jan 20182943 sales by dealer
Description
Circa 1860. Victorian marquetry-inlaid figured walnut ladies' writing desk (Bonheur de jour). The back with two of small drawers with rococo brass handles and seaweed foliate inlay, topped with open cast galleries. More centrally a cupboard with glazed door opening to shelved interior, with a brass gallery and brass mounts. The shaped green leather writing surface above a single frieze drawer. All supported on cabriole legs with cast brass capitals, sabots and brass mounts. In excellent condition with a nice colour and patina.
92cm Wide, 62cm Deep, 71cm High to writing surface, 123cm max height
measurements
Height:
123 cm
Width:
92 cm
Depth:
62 cm
declaration
Georgian Antiques has clarified that the Victorian Marquetry-inlaid Figured Walnut Ladies' Writing Desk (Bonheur de Jour) (LA562287) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being Circa 1860
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Circa 1860
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This Victorian Marquetry-inlaid Figured Walnut Ladies' Writing Desk (Bonheur de Jour) is located in Midlothian (County of Edinburgh), United Kingdom
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