Impressive Venetian bureau bookcase Mid-18th century, green painted pine and poplar, with gilt and silvered accents, the upper part with a three panelled glass door enclosing shelves with peach silk lining, and three short drawers below, the lower part with a writing surface above a long drawer and a height 265 cm width 132 cm depth 73 cm. Provenance: Howell & Howell, Sydney, c. 2006. The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney