As with the overall market, Dutch furniture is much less popular than it once was and the 18th century walnut, floral marquetry and ivory-inlaid bombé bureau cabinet, left, had a couple of condition problems for bidders at Andrew Smith (19% buyer’s premium).
Offered at the Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, rooms on February 6, one of the mirrored doors was cracked, the fall had a badly damaged corner and the fitted interior was thought to be later.