The rectangular top inset with gilt-tooled green leather surrounded by a border of scrolling floral marquetry interspersed with birds and butterflies, each corner with a grotesque mask, above a central frieze with three drawers and three dummy draws to the reverse, each centered by an ormolu mask, on four tapering legs headed by floral sprays and terminating in ormolu sabots on ebonized ball feet
70 in. (177 cm.) wide, 32. 3/4 in. (83 cm) deep

This lot contains elephant ivory material and is offered with the benefit of being registered as ‘exempt’ in the UK in accordance with the UK Ivory Act. Please note that it is your responsibility to determine and satisfy the requirements of any applicable regulations relating to the export or import of any lot you purchase.

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