Lot 467
An early 20th century French kingwood, marquetry and ormolu mounted bureau plat and associated cartonnier,
Auction: 25 June 2003 at 12:00 BST
£44,050
Description
of Louis XV style, the bombe cartonnier with cast putti and dog finial above a clock with white enamelled dial and eight leather fronted short drawers, the back and sides with floral marquetry, the bureau with shaped rectangular leather inset top above a shaped bombe ormolu mounted frieze, fitted with two drawers to one side and two false drawers to the other, on cabriole legs headed by cast female bust caryatids and with lion's paw feet, stamped under one mount 'CZ', the desk 152cm wide, 78cm high, 80cm deep
Dimensions
the desk 162cm wide, 78cm high, 80cm deep; the cartonnier 77cm wide, 88cm high, 43cm deep