A wonderful quality early 18th Century Bureau Bookcase of beautiful light faded colour, made in a leading London workshop of the period using the finest cuts of Burr Walnut veneer. The piece is very well drawn with clean elegant lines and fitted with a very fine lip moulding and feather banding throughout. The mirrored doors with inverted corners, the interior fitted with three Oak shelves with cross grain Walnut mouldings to the front edge. The interior of the fall front featuring classical architectural elements, having finely fluted and reeded flat pilasters flanking the central door. These are locked into place using an extremely slim sliding dovetail which is actually fitted into the drawer divisions. The exceptionally clean drawer linings all made using seasoned Oak have not suffered from the usual shrinkage. The piece is fitted with working keys for the bookcase, fall and interior door. The handles and feet are period replacements. Provenance:Remarkably this piece bears ...