Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts

Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Lot 70

Continental Baroque Burlwood,

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Marquetry and [Pietra Dura-]Inlaid Cabinet over Desk probably Northern Italian or German, 18th century, upper case with stepped frieze and marquetry-inlaid prospect door, opening to a paper-lined interior with two dovetailed drawers and flanked by eight burlwood drawers each set with a [pietra dura] tablet, lower case with two candle slides over inlaid lid opening to a fitted interior over six dovetailed drawers all with highly figured veneers, 72-1/2 x 40 x 22 in., good condition overall, [pietra dura] plaques with scattered cracks, prospect section with later lock and interior paper, scattered minor molding losses and repairs, upper drawers of lower case lacking pulls, feet probably replaced, other scattered minor repairs. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

good condition overall, [pietra dura] plaques with scattered cracks, prospect section with later lock and interior paper, scattered minor molding losses and repairs, upper drawers of lower case lacking pulls, feet probably replaced, other scattered minor repairs

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