Condition report:
Good condition.
Later replacement marble top.
Some shrinkage and movement to the fall front.
The internal shelf to the base has dropped a little resecuring.
Otherwise a few dents, chips, minor scuffs and other light movement to timber as to be expected.
Later lock to the fall front, no key
Two keys attached.
Polished surfaces.
Probably dates to the early 19th Century rather than Second Empire / Napoleon III.
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Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.
