A Danish Louis XVI mahogany bureau cabinet with openwork gallery, the cabinet with two roll doors, fall front enclosing fitted interior with small drawers and mirrored door, the lower part with a narrow drawer adorned with à la grecque carving above three drawers flanked by freestanding columns with gilt bronze mounting. Copenhagen, c. 1780. H. 191 cm. W. 134 cm. D. 61 cm.
Literature: Similar bureau at The Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle. Christian Waagepetersen, København, 1980 'Danske møbler før 1848' (Danish Furniture before 1848) s. 414, pl. 546.
Condition report on request. furniture@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Varia, funiture & carpets, 31 May 2017