A GEORGE II SCARLET AND GILT-JAPANNED BUREAU CABINET

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£ 43 750
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20.05.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 541224
Lot 65 | A GEORGE II SCARLET AND GILT-JAPANNED BUREAU CABINET
Decorated overall with groups of Chinese figures in landscapes with trees, pagodas and pavilions, some figures mounted on horses or elephants, others in horse-drawn chariots, with a broken arched pediment above a pair of panelled doors enclosing a fitted interior of drawers, pigeon holes and document slides around another central mirrored door and marbelised columns, and with two candle slides, the fall front revealing a similarly fitted and decorated interior above a well, with two short and two long drawers below and shaped bracket feet, restorations, the decoration refreshed, metalwork replaced
911/2 in. (232 cm.) high; 40 in. (102 cm.) wide; 201/4 in. (52 cm.) deep
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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