Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730 Sold A fine antique Irish sterling

A fine antique Irish sterling silver footed bowl by William Egan

4" tall X 4" diameter

with original brass stud-work decoration

The coffer from the period of King Henry VIII having a hinged lid enclosing a storage area lined with 19th century newspapers

7" long X 4

Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730 Sold A fine antique Irish sterlingA very rare antique Dutch Colonial V. O. C. (Dutch East India Company) fall front bureau desk on stand, Batavia, circa 1730. This desk in the Queen Anne style was made in the Dutch East Indies, known as Batavia (now Indonesia) under the Colonial Dutch. The desk is made from padouk (Amboyna) and ebony wood, the desk having an ebony 'rippled' gallery to the top that follows the outline of the desk. The paneled fall front with a pierced work escutcheon &