A Napoleon III ormolu mounted tortoiseshell and brass 'Boulle' marquetry ebony bureau plat Circa 1860 Inlaid with repeating scrolled stylised foliate trails scrolled strapwork, exotic birds and flowers, with line-inlay, the gilt tooled leather inset top with an alternating acanthus and shell centred lunette ogee edge mount with mask cast cartouche angles, above one long triple panelled frieze drawer, interspersed with two lambrequin surmounted and scrolled foliate adorned classical female mask mounts, on square section cabriole legs each headed by a bearded faun mask, 112cm wide x 64cm deep x 76cm high, (44in wide x 25in deep x 29 1/2in high) Footnotes: Provenance The offered lot sold Christie's, London, 7 August 2012, lot 294. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing