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An Attractive French Kidney Shape Desk.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
for sale €3,335     $3,620
£2,850
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

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    English and continental furniture, mirrors and decorative objects from the 18th & 19th centuries.
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An Attractive French Kidney Shape Desk.

1900 - 1920
Description

An attractive French Kidney Shape Desk. Raised on cabriole legs with brass mounts to the knees and sabot feet. The frieze drawers, side and back are all inlaid with parquetry and the banded top has a brass molded edge and an inset warm brown leather writing surface with blind and gilt tooling. In very good condition. 745mm high, 1230mm wide and 730mm deep. French. Circa 1920.

Physical Dimensions
Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
73cm (28.74")
Declaration

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this French Kidney Writing Desk to the 1920s.

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SA1120803
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An attractive French Kidney Shape Desk. Raised on cabriole legs with brass mounts to the knees and sabot feet.
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The frieze drawers, side and back are all inlaid with parquetry and the banded top has a brass molded edge and an inset warm brown leather writing surface with blind and gilt tooling.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

In very good condition. 745mm high, 1230mm wide and 730mm deep. French. Circa 1920.

Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
73cm (28.74")
Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this French Kidney Writing Desk to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1120803
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

English and continental furniture, mirrors and decorative objects from the 18th & 19th centuries.

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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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A French Louis XV style kidney-shaped writing desk featuring a brown leather top, parquetry veneer, gilded mounts, and cabriole legs.
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Archive I A French Louis XV style kidney-shaped writing desk featuring a brown leather top, parquetry veneer, gilded mounts, and cabriole legs.

An Attractive French Kidney Shape Desk.

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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07712 651231
Location
Unit 1
Warren Farm Stables
Sundridge
Nr Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6EE
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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A French Louis XV style kidney-shaped writing desk featuring a brown leather top, parquetry veneer, gilded mounts, and cabriole legs.
An Attractive French Kidney Shape Desk.
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A French Louis XV style kidney-shaped writing desk featuring a brown leather top, parquetry veneer, gilded mounts, and cabriole legs.
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Originating in 18th-century France, the kidney deskor bureau rognonis characterised by its concave front design, tailored to allow comfortable access to writing materials while seated.

These pieces typically feature fine wood veneers such as kingwood, tulipwood, or rosewood arranged in parquetry patterns, topped with leather inserts and accented with gilded bronze or brass mounts.

Authentic examples feature hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, cast bronze mounts stamped with foundry marks, hand-tooled leather writing surfaces, and natural age-related oxidisation on the metalwork.

Position the desk floating in the centre of a study or bay window to highlight its curved silhouette, pairing it with a tailored desk chair and minimal contemporary task lighting.

Keep the furniture away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent veneer lifting, clean metal mounts with a dry soft brush, and treat the leather top with specialised wax.
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