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Material: Gesso
18th Century Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Fall Front Desk
18th Century Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Fall Front Desk

18th Century Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Fall Front Desk

$8,500

18th Century Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Fall Front Desk

Located in Pasadena, CA

This Baroque secretary desk works well in many interior. ornate 18th-century polychrome hand painted fall top desk. Has multiple secrets compartments within.

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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Desks

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

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