George I Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase,

George I Black Japanned Bureau Bookcase, gilded and turned finials to a broken arch pediment over two solid hinged doors opening to reveal a compartmented interior surrounding a central cabinet door with beveled mirror front, short drawers below, the lower portion with slant lid opening to reveal a compartmented interior with short drawers, central well and tooled leather writing surface, all above two small drawers over two short drawers and two long drawers, each section heavily decorated in gold with Chinese landscapes and figures, overall ht. 95 3/4, max. lg. 41 3/4, max w. 24 3/4 in. Footnotes: Provenance: Christie's London, 1983 Hyde Park Antiques, New York (Illustrated, The Hyde Park Collection 1965-1990; twenty-fifth anniversary album, page 78). Consigned from a Florida estate. The bureau bookcase was possibly intended for the Italian market and may relate to several examples at the Palazzo Pallavicini in Rome. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing