Bureau
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Mahogany
Measurements
1050 x 1100 x 520 mm
Collection
Grasmere, Cumbria
NT 419329
Summary
Mahogany bureau, c.1780, with fall front veneered and cross-banded; four graduated drawers veneered and beaded; gilt metal Victorian handles with patera-shaped plate; interior fitted with locking central compartment with oak-leaves marquetry panel, flanked each side by three drawers with one long drawer above and open compartments (four in all) with ogee/Moorish crestings; bracket feet.