Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this French Marquetry Writing Desk to the 1870s.
The raised superstructure is fitted with two small drawers beneath a three-quarter pierced brass gallery. The fall front opens to reveal a fitted interior with small drawers and compartments and a tooled leather writing surface.
The shaped frieze is further embellished with floral marquetry, the whole raised on four slender cabriole legs terminating in decorative gilt-metal sabots.
A particularly pretty and useful piece of French furniture, its relatively compact proportions making it ideal as a writing desk, occasional desk or decorative feature in a bedroom or sitting room.
French, circa 1870.
There is some age-related wear, fading and marks to the timber and writing surface, consistent with its age and use.
Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this French Marquetry Writing Desk to the 1870s.
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19th Century French Louis Xv Style Marquetry Bonheur-du-jour, Circa 1870