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Exhibition-quality Marquetry-inlaid Louis 1v Style, French Kingwood Bureau De Dame
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Exhibition-quality Marquetry-inlaid Louis 1v Style, French Kingwood Bureau De Dame

19th century
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Circa 1870. Exhibition-quality marquetry-inlaid French, kingwood bureau de dame. The shaped top with marquetry inlaid kingwood panels surrounded by boxwood inlay and cross banded rosewood. The whole bureau with extensive beautifully cast ormolu mounts. the marquetry inlaid bureau flap opening to embossed writing leather slope and fitted interior. All above a shaped frieze drawer mahogany liners and ormolu escutcheon and key. With marquetry inlaid sides and supported on tapering cabriole legs with beautiful ormolu mounts and finishing in sabots. (brass label in the drawer Druce & Co, Bakery Street, Portland Square London). Likely were retailers of this French Bureau.

Physical Dimensions
Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Louis Xv Writing Desk to the 1870s.

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SA997181
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30358
Description
Circa 1870. Exhibition-quality marquetry-inlaid French, kingwood bureau de dame.
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The shaped top with marquetry inlaid kingwood panels surrounded by boxwood inlay and cross banded rosewood.
Georgian Antiques

The whole bureau with extensive beautifully cast ormolu mounts. the marquetry inlaid bureau flap opening to embossed writing leather slope and fitted interior. All above a shaped frieze drawer mahogany liners and ormolu escutcheon and key. With marquetry inlaid sides and supported on tapering cabriole legs with beautiful ormolu mounts and finishing in sabots. (brass label in the drawer Druce & Co, Bakery Street, Portland Square London). Likely were retailers of this French Bureau.

Height
99cm (38.98")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Louis Xv Writing Desk to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA997181
Dealers Internal Ref
30358
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A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs.
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Archive I A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs.

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Archive II A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View II
Archive III A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View III
Archive IV A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View IV
Archive V A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View V
Archive VI A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View VI
Archive VII A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View VII
Archive VIII A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View VIII
Archive IX A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View IX
Archive X A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View X
Archive XI A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View XI
Archive XII A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View XII
Archive XIII A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View XIII
Archive XIV A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs. View XIV
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A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs.
Exhibition-Quality Marquetry-Inlaid Louis 1V Style, French Kingwood Bureau de Dame
Ref: SA997181
A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau de dame featuring intricate marquetry floral inlay, trellis parquetry, gilt-bronze mounts, and cabriole legs.
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The bureau de dame developed in 18th-century France during the reign of Louis XV. Designed specifically as a compact writing desk for women, it reflected the periods Rococo taste for elegant curves, marquetry decoration, and scaled-down proportioned furniture suitable for private boudoirs.

These desks were typically constructed using fine timber veneers such as kingwood, rosewood, and tulipwood laid over an oak carcass. Decorative accents include floral marquetry in contrasting woods and cast brass or bronze gilt (ormolu) mounts along the edges and feet.

Authentic period or faithful late 19th-century revival pieces feature hand-cut marquetry inlay, original brass keyhole escutcheons, and hand-chased gilt-bronze mounts. Check for traditional joinery like hand-dovetailed drawer joints and natural age oxidisation on the underside and interior surfaces.

A bureau de dame serves as a refined statement piece in a hallway, bedroom alcove, or formal drawing room. Its compact footprint enables it to double as a compact work desk, vanity table, or decorative accent surface alongside modern neutral decor.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and avoid placing timber veneer furniture near direct heat sources or in direct sunlight. Gilt-bronze mounts should be gently cleaned without harsh chemical polishes, while wood surfaces benefit from a light application of high-grade beeswax.
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