Antique Dutch Flame Mahogany Bureau

This exquisite flame mahogany bureau was hand-crafted in the Netherlands around 1780. Over the centuries, the mahogany has developed a beautiful patina, so that it now displays a deep, lustrous complexion and a highly pronounced grain. As fine as this exquisite wood appears, the design itself is also quite striking: the barrel top lifts up automatically as the desktop is pulled out. The interior of the desk thus reveals a series of drawers and a satinwood-striped cabinet door that opens to reveal yet another drawer. Brass pulls adorn each of the exterior drawers, which feature hand-cut dovetails and a key is included which locks the drawers. Although this bureau or "cylinder desk" remains very sturdy and astonishingly beautiful, it has sustained some surface wear, most of which is extremely minimal given the great age of this piece. Both sides have begun developing small wood separations, as has the desktop, while the very top of the bureau has sustained significant scratches. One of the pulls has also lost its ring. Overall condition therefore remains very good.

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