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Barnaby's of Battle
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United Kingdom

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Antique Japanese Scribe's Table Top Bureau Desk 1920s

REF: LA517763
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Description
Antique (or possibly vintage) Japanese wooden scribe's chest or small table top bureau desk, made in the 1920s probably. Shelf with gallery at top, sloped front flap which lowers to reveal a fitted interior, below that two sliding doors next to a bank of three small drawers. The doors and flap are panelled with a central marquetry veneer motif. Original brass handles. See condition below Dimensions: 68cm x 38cm x 73cm high
measurements
Height:
73 cm
Width:
68 cm
Depth:
38 cm
declaration
Barnaby's of Battle has clarified that the Antique Japanese Scribe's Table Top Bureau Desk 1920s (LA517763) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1920s
condition
Condition is pretty good structurally; cosmetically it's rather worn though pleasingly enough. There are various bumps, scrapes and marks; the veneer on the flap has one 'bubble'; the catches on the flap and doors are incomplete and so don't function (they don't really need to); one drawer handle has had its drop replaced. Inside the writing felt is rather dishevelled and there are ink stains of different colours. Both flap hinges have a missing piece but still work fine. Personally I think all these things just add to its general marvellousness; you can almost see the scribe/clerk/artist doing their thing.
location
This Antique Japanese Scribe's Table Top Bureau Desk 1920s is located in East Sussex, United Kingdom
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