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French 19th Century Roll Top Desk
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French 19th Century Roll Top Desk

19th century
Description

A super 19th Century marquetry roll top desk with ormolu mounts and brass gallery in original condition.

Physical Dimensions
Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
80cm (31.50")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Declaration

Nicholas Little Antiques has dated this French Cylinder Top Desk to the 19th Century.

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SA1240576
Description
A super 19th Century marquetry roll top desk with ormolu mounts and brass gallery in original condition.
Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
80cm (31.50")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

Nicholas Little Antiques has dated this French Cylinder Top Desk to the 19th Century.

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SA1240576
Nicholas Little Antiques
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A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts.
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Archive I A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts.

French 19th Century Roll Top Desk

Archive II A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View II
Archive III A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts. View VIII
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Nicholas Little Antiques
Telephone 07770 325 592
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Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/nlittle
Verified Since May 2015
Items For Sale 35
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A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts.
French 19th Century Roll Top Desk
Ref: SA1240576
A 19th-century French cylinder roll-top desk crafted with floral marquetry inlays, slender cabriole legs, and brass ormolu mounts.
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  • ObjectDesks & Bureaux
  • Period19th century
  • StyleLouis XV Revival
  • MaterialKingwood, Rosewood, Ormolu, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFloral marquetry, Cabriole legs, Ormolu mounts, Pierced brass gallery
  • SizeH 107 cm (42 in) x W 80 cm (31 in) x D 51 cm (20 in)

This nineteenth-century French Louis XV Revival roll top desk is constructed from warm brown kingwood and rosewood. The cylinder shutter displays elaborate floral marquetry inlay, complemented by a frieze drawer below featuring matching floral decoration, slender cabriole legs, brass ormolu mounts, and a pierced brass gallery on the flat top. The piece stands outdoors on grass in the sunlight, casting a dark shadow to its left side, with tall tree trunks visible in the background. Practical for home study spaces or bedrooms, this item measures 107 cm high, 80 cm wide, and 51 cm deep. It functions as a compact writing desk offering surface workspace and enclosed storage beneath the roll-top cylinder.

FAQs

A French cylinder desk, known historically as a bureau a cylindre, is a writing desk featuring a rigid quarter-circle curved lid that rotates open to expose internal drawers and a writing surface.

Craftsmen typically utilised timber frames clad in exotic wood veneers such as kingwood, rosewood, and walnut, embellished with floral marquetry and cast gilt-bronze ormolu mounts.

Identification relies on examining hand-cut dovetail joint construction, thick hand-sawn wood veneers, period-appropriate lock mechanisms, and original gilding or oxidisation on metal mounts.

Positioning a compact cylinder bureau in a hallway, drawing room alcove, or home office provides a functional writing zone while serving as an anchor accent piece beside modern seating.

Maintain veneered timber by placing the piece away from direct sunlight and heat sources, dusting regularly with a dry microfibre cloth, and applying natural beeswax sparingly.
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