Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables has dated this Louis XVI Cylinder Desk to the 19th Century.
The desk is surmounted by a white Carrara marble top enclosed by a brass gallery.
The principal writing surface is inset with orange leather, finely tooled with gilt borders. This surface can be slid forward to provide additional writing space and pushed back when not in use.
To either side are extendable writing slides, each similarly inset with matching orange leather and gilt-tooled borders, providing further writing surfaces when required. The main writing surface and both side slides are framed with bois satiné and rosewood crossbanding.
The desk is richly decorated throughout with elaborate bois satiné parquetry intersected with tulipwood, creating the refined geometric decoration associated with high-quality French cabinetmaking of the period.
It stands on tapering fluted legs enriched with brass and ormolu decoration in the Louis XVI manner.
Dimensions:
Height: 124.2 cm (48.90 in)
Width: 144 cm (56.69 in)
Depth: 73 cm (28.74 in)
Kneehole
Height: 58 cm (22.83 in)
Width: 128 cm (50.39 in)
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Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables has dated this Louis XVI Cylinder Desk to the 19th Century.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Parquetry & Ormolu Cylinder Desk C1869
