Colleagues
In the course of my research into art auction catalogues I have come across the following stray reference:
"A relic of Christina, a writing desk covered with strips of silver studded with precious stones, has the distinction of being the longest description to appear in any sales catalogue - sixty pages of it when this glittering piece of furniture came up for sale in Brussels in the eighteenth century."
James Brough, Auction! (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963), p. 122.
I have tried unsuccessfully to trace the sale and the catalogue through SCIPIO and Lugt. I am hoping someone may know the details, or perhaps know the writing desk. Any clues gratefully received.
Jonathan Franklin
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