AN IMPRESSIVE GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND GILTWOOD BUREAU BOOKCASE

AN IMPRESSIVE GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND GILTWOOD BUREAU BOOKCASE, mid-18th century with restorations, the broken swan-neck pediment centred by a carved vacant cartouche with lions mask motif, above a dentil cornice and two mirror panel doors with giltwood slip, and twin corinthian pilasters, opening to reveal a fitted interior with an arrangement of pigeonholes, drawers and central cupboard door surmounted by an architectural arch, the lower section with a fall front enclosing a further fitted serpentine-shaped interior with pigeonholes, drawers and central cupboard, all flanked and divided by corinthian pilasters, below are two short and three long graduated drawers raised on square section bracket feet, 107cm wide x 256cm high x 61cm deep