THE BASE PROBABLY MID-18TH CENTURY AND LATER DECORATED, THE TOP OF A LATER DATE

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Price Realised USD 4,788

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AN ITALIAN PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT BUREAU CABINET

THE BASE PROBABLY MID-18TH CENTURY AND LATER DECORATED, THE TOP OF A LATER DATE

Price Realised USD 4,788

The double-hooded cornice over conforming paneled doors opening to silk lined shelves, the lower case with slant-front revealing painted and fitted interior, one drawer inscribed 'Stephanie' three times to the underside, three long drawers on ogee bracket feet, decorated overall with romantic scenes of figures amongst landscapes and architectural ruins, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
85¹⁄₂ in. (217.2 cm.) high, 47¹⁄₂ in. (120.7 cm.) wide, 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1999, lot 290.
Acquired from the above by Ann and Gordon Getty.

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