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A Fine English Bureau Plat
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
for sale €2,867     $3,112
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A Fine English Bureau Plat

19th century
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A fine English bureau plat. In quality mahogany and raised on turned and fluted legs with brass cap feet and foliate adornments. Above are three, oak lined, frieze drawers and a banded top, with inset black leather writing surface, all with cast brass moldings. The table is finished all around meaning it is a " stand alone piece". In very good and original condition and bearing the makers stamp "C. Mellier" on the underside. 760mm high, 1070mm wide and 590mm deep. English. Circa 1885.

Charles Mellier was first listed in London directories as an upholsterer at 2 Frith Street, Soho in 1870. This address was a shop established in 1861 by Georges-Alphonse Monbro (1807-84), the renowned Parisian cabinet maker. It has been said that Mellier bought the London shop on his death changing the business name to his own but a 1927 advertisement stated that the Mellier business was established in 1865.

Physical Dimensions
Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
107cm (42.13")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Declaration

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Mahogany Bureau Plat Desk to the 1880s.

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SA1176560
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A fine English bureau plat. In quality mahogany and raised on turned and fluted legs with brass cap feet and foliate adornments.
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Above are three, oak lined, frieze drawers and a banded top, with inset black leather writing surface, all with cast brass moldings.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

The table is finished all around meaning it is a " stand alone piece". In very good and original condition and bearing the makers stamp "C. Mellier" on the underside. 760mm high, 1070mm wide and 590mm deep. English. Circa 1885.

fig 1. A mahogany writing desk featuring three frieze drawers with brass mounts, a leather-inlaid top, and four tapered fluted legs tipped with brass feet.
fig 1. A Fine English Bureau Plat

Charles Mellier was first listed in London directories as an upholsterer at 2 Frith Street, Soho in 1870. This address was a shop established in 1861 by Georges-Alphonse Monbro (1807-84), the renowned Parisian cabinet maker. It has been said that Mellier bought the London shop on his death changing the business name to his own but a 1927 advertisement stated that the Mellier business was established in 1865.

Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
107cm (42.13")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Mahogany Bureau Plat Desk to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1176560
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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Telephone 07712 651231
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Warren Farm Stables
Sundridge
Nr Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6EE
United Kingdom

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A mahogany writing desk featuring three frieze drawers with brass mounts, a leather-inlaid top, and four tapered fluted legs tipped with brass feet.
A Fine English Bureau Plat
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A mahogany writing desk featuring three frieze drawers with brass mounts, a leather-inlaid top, and four tapered fluted legs tipped with brass feet.
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A bureau plat is a flat-topped writing table featuring a row of drawers beneath the writing surface, originating in late seventeenth-century France and widely produced throughout Europe.

These writing tables are predominantly constructed from hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, or kingwood, often decorated with brass or ormolu mounts and lined with a leather insert.

Authentic Louis XVI style examples feature straight, tapered, or fluted legs, symmetrical gilt-bronze or brass mouldings, and balanced Neoclassical geometry rather than Rococo curves.

Place a bureau plat centrally in a home office or drawing room paired with a structured desk chair, framed monochrome prints, and modern brass table lamps.

Dust the timber surfaces regularly with a soft cloth, apply beeswax sparingly along the grain, and clean the leather inset using a specialised leather conditioner while avoiding polish on brass mounts.
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