House Desk British, 19th century, highly figured veneers with hand-painted genre scenes, portrait medallions, bellflowers and floral streamers in the Adam style, decorated on all sides, leather-lined writing surface, dovetailed drawers with mahogany linings, original brass pulls, 39-1/4 x 53-1/2 x 25-1/2 in. excellent condition overall, scattered minor cracks and repairs to veneers, moldings with some later color, break and repair to one rear leg, some later interior braces, minor paint touch-ups, central drawer lacking lock, other scattered normal wear and minor flaws consistent with age and use. Provenance: Brunk Auctions, Sally Abney Rose Collection, February 17-18, 2007, lot 1039; Private Collection excellent condition overall, scattered minor cracks and repairs to veneers, moldings with some later color, break and repair to one rear leg, some later interior braces, minor paint touch-ups, central drawer lacking lock, other scattered normal wear and minor flaws consistent with age and use