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AN EXTREMELY RARE C18TH NORTHERN ITALIAN LACQUER BUREAU BOOKCASE OF UNUSUALLY SMALL PROPORTIONS WITH ORIGINAL FINISH THE PEDIMENT WITH SWAN NECK CRESTING FLANKED BY CARVED AND TURNED FINIALS ABOVE A SINGLE DOMED TOP MIRROR INSET DOOR REVEALING A SHELVED INTERIOR THE LOWER SECTION WITH A FALL FRONT AND CORONET MOUNTED ESCUTCHEONS OPENING TO AN INTERIOR WITH PIGEON HOLES AND SMALL DRAWERS ABOVE THREE LONG DRAWERS ON A MOULDED BASE WITH BRACKET FEET THE WHOLE DECORATED WITH CHINOISERIES, SUPERBLY DETAILED IN GOLD, BLACK, SILVER AND SCARLET ON A BLUE GROUND THE SCARLET INTERIOR DECORATED WITH SCRATCH GILDED AND PENWORKED CHINOISERIES C1760 H 2300 D 500 W 855

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