The desk shown closed in the color illustration;open in the sketch … VERNIS MARTIN^ DESK — with mounts by Caffieri This desk is enriched with chinoisieres,macaws and scroll motifs in gold, and fur-nished with bronze cantonnibres, of whichtwo are crested by beads in high relief. Thelower part is gondoled, and fitted with ahinged flap, uncovering a commode…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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![An illustration from Illustrated catalogue of the extraordinary collection of art treasures and antiquities acquired during the past year by Professore Commendatore Elia Volpi ... to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries [on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17th, 18th and 19th, 1917] (1917)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-illustratedcatal00volp-338-261.webp)
