A DUTCH WALNUT AND MARQUETRY BUREAU

19th century, decorated with garlands of flowers, foliage, and exotic birds throughout, the structure with three doors at the top with internal shelving, a pull-down cylinder fronted bureau with sliding writing slope and a series of internal drawers and pigeonholes, and four drawers beneath, terminating on tapered block feet, 170cm high x 103cm wide x 50cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.