parquetry

Furniture veneering in a decorative, geometric pattern.

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Item No. 1212 French, Early Louis XV Period, Bureau Plat Double face with six functioning drawers, curvilinear in form resting on four cabriole legs, the veneer done in parquetry of Tulipwood, the top inset with gilt-tooled brown leather, the whole adorned with bronze dore mounts. Part re-veneered. Circa 1735. Provenance: Juan Pablo Molyneux, famous Chilean architect 57½" wide by 29" deep by 29½" high

Item No. 20 French, Transition Louis XV-XVI writing desk Pearwood, mahogany, ebony, and rosewood parquetry. Single drawer, brass-banded edge, finished back. Circa 1780's. 40½" wide by 29¼" deep