WE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS SPECTACULAR DESK FROM THE HOME OF THE LATE LADY AUGUSTA GORDON FROM WHICH WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY BOUGHT ITEMS .
LADY GORDON WAS THE 4TH ILLEGITIMATE DAUGHTER OF KING WILLIAM IV.
IT IS OBVIOUSLY A ''GRAND TOUR'' PIECE
WE ARE DATING AS AROUND 1800 BUT COULD WELL BE EARLIER.
IT IS LATE18THC/EARLY 19THC ITALIAN PROFUSELY INLAID WALNUT,BOXWOOD BONE AND EBONY WRITING DESK OF IMPRESSIVE SIZE AND PRESENCE.
SEE PICTURES.
IT MEASURES 113CMS WIDE 149CMS HIGH AND 80CMS DEEP.
WE ARE PRESUMING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS ITALY WITH SOME NORTH AFRICAN INFLUENCES
IN PERFECT CONDITION IT REALLY IS A ''TOUR DE FORCE''
IT HAS ITS ORIGINAL LOCK AND SOME SECRET DRAWERS WITHIN ITS INTERIOR .
THE PICTURES SHOW ITS SPECTACULAR DECORATION.
UK DELIVERY INCLUDED
LAPADA_CINOA MEMBERS SINCE1985
ESTABLISHED IN1977 IN CHESTER
ALL CREDIT CARDS AND PAYPAL ACCEPTED
ALL ITEMS BACKED BY LAPADA GUARANTEE
ALL CONSUMER RIGHTS OBSERVED
Antique Number: SA1078813
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
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