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19th Century Bonheur Du Jour
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19th Century Bonheur Du Jour

19th century
For Sale by FB Antiques
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For sale is a fine quality 19th Century Ebony and Thuya Wood Bonheur Du Jour. The bonheur du jour has a brass gallery around the top, above a central mirror, flanked by sevres plaques. This piece has two cupboards, each with decorative ormulu and sevres plaques above three drawers. The centre of which opens to reveal a writing slide with a gold tooled leather surface. Below this is a single shelf, backed by a mirror above a further shelf. The bonheur du jour stands on small turned feet and is in good original condition, with minor wear commensurate with age and use.

Width: 48.5" Depth: 22" Height: 57"

Physical Dimensions
Height
145cm (57.09")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Declaration

FB Antiques has dated this French Bonheur Du Jour to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA501202
Dealers Internal Reference
S25-515
Description
For sale is a fine quality 19th Century Ebony and Thuya Wood Bonheur Du Jour.
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The bonheur du jour has a brass gallery around the top, above a central mirror, flanked by sevres plaques.
FB Antiques

This piece has two cupboards, each with decorative ormulu and sevres plaques above three drawers. The centre of which opens to reveal a writing slide with a gold tooled leather surface. Below this is a single shelf, backed by a mirror above a further shelf. The bonheur du jour stands on small turned feet and is in good original condition, with minor wear commensurate with age and use.

Width: 48.5" Depth: 22" Height: 57"

Height
145cm (57.09")
Width
123cm (48.43")
Depth
56cm (22.05")
Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this French Bonheur Du Jour to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA501202
Dealers Internal Ref
S25-515
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An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves.
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Archive I An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves.

19th Century Bonheur Du Jour

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Archive XIV An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XIV
Archive XV An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XV
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Archive XVII An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XVII
Archive XVIII An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XVIII
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Archive XX An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XX
Archive XXI An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XXI
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Archive XXIII An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XXIII
Archive XXIV An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves. View XXIV
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Rawlings Farm Buildings
Unit 7 Main Road
Rettendon Common
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8DY
United Kingdom
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An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves.
19th Century Bonheur Du Jour
Ref: SA501202
An ebonised and walnut 19th-century Bonheur du Jour writing desk featuring porcelain plaque inserts, gilded mounts, mirrors, and lower tier shelves.
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  • ObjectWriting Desks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Second Empire
  • MaterialWalnut, Ebonised Wood, Ormolu, Porcelain, Mirror Glass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPorcelain plaques, Gilt bronze mounts, Ebonised columns, Mirrored back panels
  • SizeH 145 cm (57 in) x W 123 cm (48 in) x D 56 cm (22 in)

This 19th-century French Second Empire bonheur du jour writing desk is constructed from dark brown walnut, ebonised wood, ormolu, porcelain, and mirror glass. The upper section includes a brass gallery, a central mirror flanked by decorated porcelain plaques, and two cupboards with gilded mounts above three small drawers. Below the writing surface, the structure incorporates two open lower shelves with a mirrored back panel. Turned wooden feet support the entire piece, which measures 145 cm high, 123 cm wide, and 56 cm deep. Suitable for placement in a study or a drawing room, the desk provides a functional writing station alongside multiple levels of display shelving.

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Originating in 18th-century France, a Bonheur du Jour is a compact style of ladies writing desk characterised by a flat table surface integrated with a small upper cabinet, shelves, or drawers.

Craftsmen commonly used fine cabinet woods such as walnut, rosewood, and ebonised timber, augmented by cast gilt-bronze mounts and decorative hand-painted porcelain plaques.

Authentic pieces feature hand-cut joinery, natural age patination to the timber, hand-chased bronze fittings, and hand-painted details on porcelain inserts rather than modern transfer patterns.

Position the item in a hallway, dressing room, or living room alcove to function as a focal accent piece alongside contemporary or neutral decor.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply microcrystalline wax to timber components, keeping water and chemical polish away from porcelain plaques and gilt metal mounts.
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