A LOUIS PHILIPPE CARVED MAHOGANY BUREAU CYLINDRE, CIRCA 1840s, with a rectangular three drawer top above a cylinder door opening to a row of three short drawers within two long open compartments, over a gilt tooled blue leather inset writing surface within a sliding frame on a kneehole desk with one single long drawer flanked by short stacked drawers, raised on double ringed tapering circular reeded legs, lozenge form bronze escutcheons mounted throughout, includes eight keys. Height: 47 1/4" Width: 45" Depth: 23 1/4" Provenance: Property from a Prominent River Oaks Estate Collection, Houston, Texas Property from a Prominent River Oaks Estate Collection, Houston, Texas

Good condition with normal scratches, light marks, general wear, fading from sunlight and use in areas throughout, probably professionally restored.  Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."