A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT CIRCA 1870 The friezes with Sevres style porcelain mounts76cm high, 122cm wide, 68cm deep For a Victorian bureau plat of related form but without porcelain mounts, see Christie's, South Kensington, 22nd June 2010, Lot 236 (£2,125). Provenance: Held and displayed from 2002 to 2021 by the National Trust at Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire. Condition Report Table with marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old splits, chips and small losses. the small escutcheons to the outer drawers are possibly later. All other metalware and mounts appear original. Keys present and operate all locks. Timber has a faded/'dry' surface in areas throughout. Some darker marks to the timber in places. The tooled leather top with the expected wear, abrasions, fading and marks. There are some sections of fraying and losses to the edges. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.