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Writing cabinet with pull-out chessboard 18th...

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Writing cabinet with pull-out chessboard 18th century, walnut/maple and walnut burl/rosewood veneered, the table frame with 6 multi-sided baluster pillars on circumferential board bracing over so-called squeeze feet, the table corpus with large drawer and wide arched side risalites, from the top edge of the table corpus a chess board can be pulled out, the writing case with slanted flap, fixed to the table corpus, carries 3 drawers inside, in the cabinet attachment cabinet 6 drawers crowned by a flat pediment with drawer, the drawers of the cabinet attachment are centrally locked via 1 lock, all surfaces structured with veneer fields, cartouches, cross and diagonal bands, thread inlays, HxWxD: 143/100/70 cm. Rest, signs of age and wear such as fine cracks, small inventory, without chess pieces.