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Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau - Belle Époque, Circa 1900
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
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Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau - Belle Époque, Circa 1900

19th century
Description

A fine late 19th-century French kingwood bureau / writing desk, crafted during the Belle Époque period and richly adorned with exceptional parquetry veneers and finely cast gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounts. The shaped fall-front is beautifully inlaid with intricate geometric parquetry, framed by elegant brass banding, and surmounted by a pierced gilt-bronze gallery rail - a hallmark of high-quality Parisian furniture of the period.

The fall opens to reveal a fitted writing interior with a writing surface, shaped internal drawers, and compartments for correspondence and stationery. Below, the serpentine apron mirrors the refined parquetry detailing, while the whole piece stands on four elegantly shaped cabriole legs, each richly embellished with finely chased ormolu mounts terminating in decorative sabots.

Graceful, refined, and highly decorative, this bureau works equally well as a functional writing desk or as a statement piece within a study, library, drawing room, or elegant hallway.

Dimensions

Height: 86 cm

Width: 74 cm

Depth: 42 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
86cm (33.86")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
42cm (16.54")
Declaration

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

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SA1186854
Description
A fine late 19th-century French kingwood bureau / writing desk, crafted during the Belle Époque period and richly adorned with exceptional parquetry veneers and finely cast gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounts. The shaped fall-front is beautifully inlaid with intricate geometric parquetry, framed by elegant brass banding, and surmounted by a pierced gilt-bronze gallery rail - a hallmark of high-quality Parisian furniture of the period.
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The fall opens to reveal a fitted writing interior with a writing surface, shaped internal drawers, and compartments for correspondence and stationery.
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

Below, the serpentine apron mirrors the refined parquetry detailing, while the whole piece stands on four elegantly shaped cabriole legs, each richly embellished with finely chased ormolu mounts terminating in decorative sabots.

fig 1. Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau - Belle Époque, circa 1900
fig 1. Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau - Belle Époque, Circa 1900

Graceful, refined, and highly decorative, this bureau works equally well as a functional writing desk or as a statement piece within a study, library, drawing room, or elegant hallway.

Dimensions

Height: 86 cm

Width: 74 cm

Depth: 42 cm

Height
86cm (33.86")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
42cm (16.54")
Date of Manufacture

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1186854
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2012
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Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Telephone 01446 744271 or 07973 734452
Location
Unit 15
Palmers Vale Business Centre
Palmerston Road
Barry
Glamorgan
CF63 2XA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/hawkinsbrothersantiques
Verified Since Oct 2012
Items For Sale 156
Items Sold 923
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors
Verified Since Oct 2012
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Location: Unit 15, Palmers Vale Business Centre, Palmerston Road, Barry, Glamorgan, CF63 2XA, United Kingdom
Profile: sellingantiques.co.uk/hawkinsbrothersantiques
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Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau - Belle Époque, circa 1900
Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Bureau - Belle Époque, circa 1900
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