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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND
MARQUETRY BUREAU CABINET,
the (later) tall broken swan-neck pediment with pierced fret frieze,
above a pair of astragal glazed doors, with candle slides, the slope
front inlaid with a neoclassical urn with a border of fruiting laurel,
fitted interior, above four long graduated drawers, on bracket feet,
all with conforming satinwood borders. 106cm wide, 246cm high
Provenance: Lady Ardilaun, Ashford Castle and Saint Anne’s
This bureau was Lady Ardilaun‘s personal desk from which she
conducted her extensive correspondence
€4000 - 6000
