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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:64
Lots with images:64
Prices available:64
Category:
Desks - Secretaires and Bureaux
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A William and Mary burr walnut and feather banded escritoire, English, late 17th century, 160 x 98 x 48 cm ***
*** A very fine Regency period rosewood and brass inlaid secretaire-abattant, English, circa 1810 fitted with a lift out tray revealing two secret drawers and pigeon holes, 145 cm high, 47 cm deep, 80 cm wide ***
*** A fine gilt lacquer and gilt bronze mounted secretaire abattant, French or north European circa 1800, 149 x 94 x 44 cm ***
*** A fine William and Mary burr walnut fall front bureau, English, circa 1690, 95 cm high, 92.5 cm wide, 48 cm deep. Exhibited: Martyn Cook Antiques, Sydney, 27 October 1986 ***
*** A large Art Deco pallisander and satinwood marquetry inlaid desk, probably Belgian, circa 1930. 88 cm high, 190 cm wide, 113 cm deep ***
*** An Italian Renaissance style walnut carved bureau, with drop down front enclosing a fitted architectural interior with an elaborate series of drawers, secret drawers and compartments, below a pediment carved with a coat of arms, 88 cm wide, 91 cm high, 48… ***
*** A good large cedar secretaire chest, Australian 120 x 57 x 117 cm, with pull down top drawer front enclosing simple drawers made from an unidentified native timber. (possibly Myrtle) ***
*** Louis XV walnut provincial bureau, mid 18th century ***
*** An impressive Australian cedar secretaire with huon pine fitted interior, blackwood handles, fine cock beaded drawers and cross banded edge, 19th century, 107 cm high, 127 cm wide, 59 cm deep ***
*** A rare walnut and metal mounted Wooton’s desk, American, late 19th century, 166 cm high, 104 cm wide, 76 cm deep ***
*** Kingwood and tulip-wood bureau from Genoa, with a drop front, drawers and shaped feet ***
*** A profusely carved Anglo-indian secretaire desk, circa 1880. 135 cm high, 120 cm wide, 76 cm deep ***
*** An important Australian secretaire, cedar, huon with ebony inlay & knobs, huon pine secondaries. Signed under bottom draw 'Thos. Bladley. New South Wales, 1st July 1819'. Thomas Bladey was an apprentice to Lawrence Butler (see 19th century Australain… ***
*** A good George I walnut and feather-banded bureau, English, early 18th century. 94 cm high, 87 cm wide, 47 cm deep ***
*** An Empire gilt bronze mounted secREtaire abbatant, French, circa 1815. Width 92 cm. Depth 42 cm. Height 144 cm ***
*** A George I period walnut fall front bureau, English, circa 1720, 101 cm high, 92 cm wide, 45 cm deep ***
*** A good George II walnut bureau, English, 81 x 50 x 97 cm ***
*** A Louis XVI style ormolu mounted kingwood bureau plat, by Edwards and Roberts, London, late 19th century, the leather top above frieze drawers raised on tapering legs with rosette terminals, stamped 'Edwards & Roberts/Wardours/London, 73 cm high, 133 cm… ***
*** A Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted kingwood, walnut and satinwood marquetry inlaid bureau a cylindre, 19th century, 108 cm high, 85 cm wide, 47 cm deep, Note: for a similar example see ' Ninteenth Century European Furniture ', Christopher Payne, Acc Art… ***
*** A string inlaid cedar secretaire chest, probably Tasmanian, circa 1840, 115 cm high, 110 cm wide, 59 cm deep. Provenance: ex Clairville, Northern Tasmania. Tullochs Auctions ***
*** A fine kingwood parquetry veneered fall front bureau, French, 18th century, 104 cm high, 90 cm wide, 51 cm deep. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, New South Wales ***
*** A George II and later walnut feather banded fall front bureau, with secret compartments to the interior, 100 cm high, 91 cm wide, 56 cm deep ***
*** A 1830 teak military secretaire, 5 drawers, 107 cm high, 109 cm wide and 50 cm deep, engraved Mr A.K.N Tremearne, together with A Journal of the Proceedings on board Honorable East India Company's ship, Charles Grant from Port of London to China,… ***
*** A gilt bronze mounted marquetry marble top secretaire-abattant, French 19th century, 147 x 94 x 38 cm ***
*** Gilt bronze mounted mahogany secretaire-abattant with a black marble top and paw feet ***
*** A Georgian mahogany secretaire chest, English, circa 1800. Width 103 cm. Depth 56 cm. Height 106 cm. Provenance: from the Estate of Sir Eugene Gorman and Dr Pierre Gorman ***
*** A gilt bronze, boulle and ebonised bureau de dame, French, circa 1880 140 cm high, 82 cm wide, 42 cm deep ***
*** Faux bamboo and marble top secretaire-abbatant ***
*** A George II oak bureau, English circa 1750, 95 cm high, 90 cm wide, 55 cm deep ***
*** A Dutch marquetry bureau, early 19th century, 180 cm high, 94 cm wide, 54 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Annie Coogan ***
*** A George III mahogany bureau, English, 98 x 53 x 103 cm ***
*** A Louis XV style Boulle bureau a cylindre, 19th century, 151 cm high, 88 cm wide, 48 cm deep ***
*** Oak and parquetry bureau with a mitred front ball feet and cupboard doors below, in the 17th century manner ***
*** A European walnut and burr walnut bombe fall front bureau. 126 cm high, 112 cm wide and 65 cm deep ***
*** A large Empire style desk, French, 19th century. 78 cm high, 144 cm wide and 77 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** A fine provincial cherrywood bureau, French, late 18th century, 100 cm high, 99 cm wide, 60 cm deep ***
*** A brass mounted bombe bureau, Dutch late 18th century, 100 cm high, 94 cm wide, 47 cm deep ***
*** A William and Mary oak fall-front writing bureau, circa 1,700, with moulded facings and brass escutcheons, 105 cm high, 87 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased from Seven Creeks Estate, Euroa, Leonard Joel, October 1973, Lot 564, illustrated page 25 ***
*** A walnut secretaire abbatant with writing compartment, Northern European, early 19th century. 150 cm high, 100 cm wide and 43 cm deep ***
*** A fine marquetry ladies bureau, French 19th century, 94 cm high, 74 cm wide, 50 cm deep ***
*** A George III oak bureau, English circa 1770, 102 cm high, 76 cm wide, 45 cm deep ***
*** A serpentine fronted walnut bureau, German or Austrian, 18th century, 139 cm wide, 98 cm high, 80 cm deep ***
*** A pale green and floral painted gilt bureau, Italian, circa 1900 105 cm high, 82.5 cm wide, 42 cm deep ***
*** A Danish walnut secretaire abbatant 19th century. 144 cm high, 100 cm wide. 50 cm deep. Provenance: Manning and Manning, Sydney ***
*** A mahogany glazed secretaire with satinwood stringing, English, circa 1790, 212 cm high, 100 cm wide, 50 cm deep ***
*** A satin birch and ebonised bureau de dame French, circa 1940. Height 72 cm. Width 109 cm. Depth 50 cm ***
*** A painted and decorated secretaire, French, circa 1900, base: 90 cm high, 58 cm wide, 41 cm deep, top: 104 cm high, 59 cm wide, 22 cm deep ***
*** An unusual camphor-wood secretaire campaign chest, Anglo-Indian, circa 1830, 101 cm high, 96 cm wide, 45 cm wide. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, New South Wales ***
*** A Dutch marquetry cylinder top bureau, late 18th/19th century, 103.5 cm high, 68.5 cm wide, 46.5 cm deep ***
*** A marquetry and king wood cylinder bureau, French, 19th century. 106 cm high, 79 cm wide, 51 cm deep. Provenance. Private Collection Toorak, Melbourne ***
*** A mahogany cylinder bureau, English, 19th century, 142 cm high, 139 cm wide, 76 cm deep ***
*** A burr walnut fall front secretaire abattant, late 19th century, 145 cm high, 114 cm wide, 57 cm deep ***
*** A Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted marble top kingwood secretaire Wellington chest, 129 cm high, 67 cm wide, 38 cm wide ***
*** A Louis XV style gilt metal mounted cylinder bureau de dame, 101 cm high, 80 cm wide, 57 cm deep ***
*** A Napoleon III gilt brass mounted and porcelain medallion inset tulipwood bureau de dame, 19th century, with gilt metal mounts and Sevres pattern porcelain plaques, 80 cm high, 78 cm wide, 52 cm deep ***
*** A burr walnut secretaire à abattant, English, circa 1880, 179 cm high, 100 cm wide, 52 cm deep ***
*** An 18th century oak bureau desk. 87 cm high, 65 cm wide, 47 cm deep ***
*** A very stylish mirrored bureau with satin birch interior and ebonised legs French, circa 1940. 22.5 x 34.5 x 74.5 cm ***
*** A cedar bureau Australian 19th century 96 cm wide, 96 cm high ***
*** A Louis XVI style ebonised and gilt-brass inlaid bureau de dame, circa 1890. 73 cm high, 60 cm wide and 44 cm deep ***
*** A Georgian revival blackwood bureau, early 20th century, 100 cm wide, 92 cm wide, 48 cm deep ***
*** A George III mahogany fall-front bureau. Height 108 cm, width 105 cm, depth 55 cm. ***
*** DICKENS, Charles: 'Hunted Down A Story. With some account of Thomas Griffiths Wainwright, The Poisoner.' [John Camden Hotten, London, 1870, 1st edition] 89pp+adverts. Bound in smooth calf by Morrell, with gilt ruling, tooling to spine and board edges.… ***
*** An Australian hard wood bureau, circa 1910 110 cm high, 97 cm wide, 37 cm deep ***