A late 17th century joined oak and rosewood-veneered book press, Dutch


The press frame with moulded cornice, raised on stop-fluted ends with urn-shaped finials, a single helix screw with ball-finial, a single drawer below, the table stand with inverted-baluster and reel-turned legs, each upper leg block with applied veneered anthemion, joined all round by stretchers with broad flat run-moulding, on pear-shaped feet, 66.5cm wide x 49cm deep x 163cm high, (26in wide x 19in deep x 64in high)