Bureau plat
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Bois citronnier, rosewood, gilt metal, leather
Measurements
78 x 146 x 72.5 cm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 725655
Summary
A gilt-metal mounted bois citronnier and rosewood bureau plat, French, circa 1880. The crossbanded and tooled leather top with corner cabochon mounts, above three frieze drawers with elaborate scroll handles, each crossbanded and flanked by gilt-metal palmettes, on cabriole legs headed with foliate mounts trailing to sabots.