Bureau plat
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Kingwood, pine, oak, leather, ormolu
Measurements
75.5 x 150.5 x 82 cm
Place of origin
France
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Coughton Court, Warwickshire
NT 135339
Summary
A kingwood and crossbanded bureau plat, French, circa 1750. The serpentine top fitted with a leather writing surface and edged with moulded ormolu with leafy corner clasps. The quarter-veneered frieze fitted with three drawers and raised on cabriole legs with ormolu mounts.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 2004 through private treaty sale