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FINE GEORGIAN CUBAN FLAME MAHOGANY BUREAU WITH IMPRESSIVE INTERIOR OF DRAWERS, SOME SECRET AND VARIOUS COMPARTMENTS. THE FALL FRONT INTERIOR CURRENTLY WITH LEATHER. QUARTER COLUMN CORNERS, IVORY ESCUTCHEONS, BRASS PULLS AND KEYS. NEW LEATHER INSTALLED IN THE WRITING SURFACE.
The design of this bureau bears relation to the designs of English cabinet makers William Hallet and William Kent.
The drawer pulls are not original to the bureau. They date 10-20 years later, George III period. People used to do this to renew the decor of their furniture according to the trends of each period.
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