A LARGE ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY JAPANNED AND PARCEL-GILT BUREAU CABINETAlmost certainly Venetian, the glazing to the doors of a later date or the doors probably later replacementsPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCOTTISH ESTATEA LARGE ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY JAPANNED AND PARCEL-GILT BUREAU CABINETAlmost certainly Venetian, the glazing to the doors of a later date or the doors probably later replacementsDecorated with assorted figures, pagodas, wild animals, exotic birds, trees, plants, flowers and rivers within rural landscapes, the arched and shaped pediment with a twin S-scroll form and scrolled acanthus carved cornice centred by a shell and surmounted with a foliate spray cresting, above three shaped glazed panelled doors each within an ogee moulded and floral decorated surround, enclosing ten later shaped display shelves, over a hinged fall enclosing two short drawers, two pigeon holes and two compartments, with two short and three long drawers below, on a plinth base terminating in splayed squat volute scrolled front feet, the doors probably originally inset with mirror glass or 'lacca' panels, 132cm wide x 67cm deep x 277cm high, (51 1/2in wide x 26in deep x 109in high)Provenance: The offered lot apparently featured Christie's, London, 26 April 2017, Noble and Private Collections Part II.It was thereafter purchased from Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen, Denmark.