AN ELABORATE EBONIZED WOOD AND IVORY INLAID WRITING DESK

Description:

Northern Italy / Milan, probably workshop of Pogliani, ca. 1870
79 x 130 x 78 cm
Of Renaissance style. Richly carved and ebonised wood with engraved ivory inlays. One front drawer. Comes with EU sales permit for ivory objects. Rest. Age damages.
German Collection.
Lit. Rainer Haaff, Prachtvolle Stilmöbel, p. 287.