This Quality Bureau Desk Stands upon Elegant Shaped Legs With Ormolu Mounts.The Bureau Plat Features 3 Oak Lined Drawers with Decorative Ormolu Handles and Escutcheon.The desk is an antique French Louis XV-style bureau plat writing desk, likely from the 19th century. It is crafted from kingwood veneer with intricate geometric parquetry detailing and adorned with ornate gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounts. Key Characteristic style:The elegant curves, cabriole legs, and rococo decorative mounts are hallmarks of the Louis XV style.Material: The primary wood is kingwood, a classic, dense, brownish-purple wood often used for fine inlays on antique French furniture. It features a geometric cube or diamond parquetry pattern on the desktop and drawer fronts.Features: The desk has a flat top with a gold-tooled original leather writing surface insert, three drawers with decorative ormolu handles and escutcheons, and ornate ormolu mounts extending down the legs to the sabots (feet...