Cylinder Desk Attributed To Fidelys Schey, Louis XVI Period

Cylinder desk in mahogany and mahogany veneer on all sides, it opens with four drawers including a double with locker and chest in the lower part, in the center two side zippers and a cylinder revealing three small drawers and a sliding tray lined with leather, three drawers in the upper part, it is topped with a white marble gallery top and rests on four tapered legs with rudent grooves, very rich original chiseled and gilded bronze trim, it has retained its cloverleaf locks and double bolt as well only two keys, very beautiful Parisian work from the Louis XVI period attributed to Fidelys SCHEY. This desk is all faces, the richness of the bronzes, the double bolt locks, the choice of flamed mahogany veneers, everything indicates high quality work for a specific order. A similar cylinder desk stamped SCHEY was sold at L'hôtel Drouot on July 17, 2020. Fidelys SCHEY (-1788), received master on February 5, 1777 and established rue du faubourg Saint Antoine, his production included Transition furniture and mainly Louis XVI of good workmanship, but he was also able to execute furniture of a superior quality comparable to that of the best craftsmen of his time, as this desk shows.