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A Very Fine 20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Yeats Country Antiques
for sale €12,227     $13,272
£10,450
Yeats Country Antiques

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A Very Fine 20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat

1900 - 1920
Description

A very fine 20th Century rosewood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded and inlaid throughout. The moulded, serpentine top of rectangular form with fluted ormolu mounted border with intricate scroll, ruffle and foliate detail to the corners and is fitted with a gorgeous green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface with a beautiful gilt foliate and scroll motif to the central reserve. Raised over serpentine single drawer frieze flanked with two short drawers, all cross banded, line inlaid and with gorgeous decorative ormolu swan neck handles, escutcheons and keys with foliate, ruffle and scroll motif detail. The sides with two pull out slides with ormolu pulls, again fitted with green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface, supported on elegant tapering cabriole leg with finely cast ormolu mounts on knee with foliate, ruffle, scroll detail, terminating on sabot cast foot.

Rosewood Type: 'Dalbergia Latifolia'

Knee Height: 24.5 in / 62.3 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
76.8cm (30.24")
Width
157.5cm (62.01")
Depth
82.6cm (32.52")
Declaration

Yeats Country Antiques has dated this French Ormolu Writing Desk to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1124373
Dealers Internal Reference
A2985
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Description
A very fine 20th Century rosewood bureau plat, fabulously carved, ormolu mounted, cross banded and inlaid throughout. The moulded, serpentine top of rectangular form with fluted ormolu mounted border with intricate scroll, ruffle and foliate detail to the corners and is fitted with a gorgeous green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface with a beautiful gilt foliate and scroll motif to the central reserve. Raised over serpentine single drawer frieze flanked with two short drawers, all cross banded, line inlaid and with gorgeous decorative ormolu swan neck handles, escutcheons and keys with foliate, ruffle and scroll motif detail. The sides with two pull out slides with ormolu pulls, again fitted with green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface, supported on elegant tapering cabriole leg with finely cast ormolu mounts on knee with foliate, ruffle, scroll detail, terminating on sabot cast foot.

Rosewood Type: 'Dalbergia Latifolia'

Knee Height: 24.5 in / 62.3 cm

Height
76.8cm (30.24")
Width
157.5cm (62.01")
Depth
82.6cm (32.52")
Date of Manufacture

Yeats Country Antiques has dated this French Ormolu Writing Desk to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1124373
Dealers Internal Ref
A2985
Yeats Country Antiques
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West Sussex
BN18 9PY
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A twentieth-century French Rococo style bureau plat with cabriole legs, a brown leather insert top, and ornate ormolu mounts.
A Very Fine 20th Century Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
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A bureau plat is a traditional French style of flat writing table featuring drawers within the frieze and often decorated with elaborate metal mounts and marquetry, popularised during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

These writing tables are commonly constructed using fine hardwoods such as kingwood, tulipwood, or walnut, combined with gilt-bronze or brass mounts and a leather-lined writing surface.

Key characteristics include graceful cabriole legs, asymmetrical Rococo floral or foliage metal castings, hand-tooled leather inserts, and curved serpentine aprons.

A bureau plat functions as a focal piece in a dedicated home office or open-plan living space, juxtaposed with contemporary seating or minimalist desk accessories.

Position the piece away from direct sunlight and heat sources, condition the leather insert periodically with wax polish, and wipe the timber and metal mounts with a soft dry cloth.
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