CYLINDER BUREAU

CYLINDER BUREAU,

Louis XVI, the Netherlands ca. 1800.

Lemonwood, mahogany, and various fruitwoods, finely inlaid with flowers, leaves, bows, fillets, and decorative frieze. Retractable writing surface lined with beige, gold-impressed leather, opening the cylinder over large drawer. Fitted interior with 3 adjacent drawers below a large compartment. Bronze mounts and drop handles.

89x57x(open 86)x104 cm.

Provenance:
- from a private collection, Rome.