Scandinavian 18th Century Black-Painted Carved Bureau

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Made in Scandinavia around 1790, this bureau has a black painted finish and very fine carvings. The bureau, a sloping-front … Read more Made in Scandinavia around 1790, this bureau has a black painted finish and very fine carvings. The bureau, a sloping-front writing and storage piece, combines a fall front with drawers and interior fittings for writing and storage. The black paint gives the piece a strong, uniform surface, while the fine carvings provide decorative relief and detail. As an eighteenth-century Scandinavian piece, the bureau carries strong period character. Suited to a study, sitting room, hall, or bedroom, it serves as a writing and storage piece while making a decorative statement through its carved, black-painted surface. Suited to both period and plainer modern interiors, the bureau combines storage, a writing surface, and decorative form. As a black-painted Scandinavian bureau with fine carvings, it offers practical function together with a bold, carved, and graphic decorative presence, working as both a useful and an ornamental piece of eighteenth-century case furniture. See less