Exceptional Queen Anne cabinet. (Click on image to enlarge).
THIS exceptional Queen Anne scarlet, silvered and gilt Japanned bureau cabinet is a feature lot at Sotheby’s sale of Important Furniture in London on December 6.
Large bureaux like this one with its mirrored doors are among the glories of Queen Anne furniture.
Scarlet “Japan” is rarer than black. Made just over 300 years ago around 1710 it is in original condition. The piece is estimated at £100,000-150,000.