Important Large Indo-Portuguese Ebonized Teak Library Desk antique engraving 5 Height 15

5 Height 15

Note: heavy knife scratches

It is crafted in rectangular form and features a hand painted cartouche with floral frame motif in the French Beaux-Arts neoclassical style

Hallmarked with FB (maker's mark)

Important Large Indo-Portuguese Ebonized Teak Library Desk antique engraving 5 Height 15DETAILS This large and commodious, antique black lacquered writing table was fashioned with breadboard ends on the top and houses one very large and two smaller drawers; each with pierced, Chippendale style brasses. It sits atop boldly executed, cabriole legs, displaying crisply carved acanthus leaves on the knees and large, paw feet. Notice the gracefully shaped, scrolling apron with a beaded edge and central shell detail. It is a very decorative and