Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730 Redo we have not taken the

we have not taken the plaque out of the frame

This casket most likely dates to the middle of the 16th century and is unusual in that the dials are repeated on each side

having a hilted sword to his right and standing on a rocky outcrop with prunus blossoms

A highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket

Antique 18th Century VOC Dutch Colonial Padouk Ebony Secretary Desk Bureau 1730 Redo we have not taken theA 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 &