Lot 474

Description

Wooden carcass, the exterior covered in black leather. The interior decorated with marquetry in light and dark woods. The drawers probably constructed of softwood and joined with hand-cut dovetails. Iron edge mounts, hinges and exterior carrying handles. Brass lion-mask ring handles. Rectangular cabinet with a fall-front. The fitted interior comprising seven small drawers and a broad lower drawer with a tripartite front, all decorated with symmetrical scrolling foliate marquetry. Central lockable compartment within an architectural surround; the door with an appliqué depicting a female figure playing a trombone. Shrinkage cracks to the carcass. Open joints and losses to the dovetails of individual drawers. Cracks, scratches and abrasions to the marquetry on the inner face of the fall-front, with lifting and losses to the veneer, particularly along the upper edge and in the lower central area. The leather covering with scratches, indentations and abrasions, with lifting and losses along the edges and at the corners. Abrasion and corrosion to the metal mounts. The fixing rosette from the right exterior carrying handle is detached and supplied loose. The moulding from the lower edge of the central lockable compartment is detached and supplied loose. The accompanying key is not for this cabinet. Dimensions 35 x 51 x 30.5 cm.

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