A Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau à Cylindre In the Louis XVI Style
A Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau à Cylindre In the Louis XVI Style
Dimensions: H: 40 in / 102 cm | W: 45 in / 114 cm | D: 19.5 in / 49 cm
Special Offer: £5,500
Original Price: £9,500 | Special Offer: £5,500
Currently in unrestored original condition, please contact us for further information.
A Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bureau à Cylindre In the Louis XVI Style
Constructed from veneered mahogany with refined cast ormolu mounts in the neoclassical manner, the desk supported on square tapering legs; the shaped apron with three lockable drawers below the chevron-inlaid tambour mechanism which opens to reveal a fitted interior and a pull-out writing surface inset with Moroccan tooled leather. The panelled serpentine sides of conforming decoration with boxwood stringing and brass moulding, surmounted with a three-quarter pierced brass gallery.
French, circa 1880
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