Louis XV Cylinder Sliding Desk - Paris, Circa 1750

Elegant limelight writing desk of the Louis XV era
Paris, around 1750.

Bois de rose, bois de violette
(cm.) width 100 x depth 55 x height 108

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Flap writing desk in full Louis XV style, moved on the front and sides, the fruit of the high Parisian cabinetmaking of the mid-eighteenth century.

The furniture, which has six drawers in the lower part, opens up by extracting the top of the desk, which rotates the cylinder by counterweight, lifting it up.

Entirely veneered with the exotic essences of bois de rose and bois de violette, distinguished by beautiful veins, arranged like a diamond on the cylinder. The refinement of the shape and the use of the precious essences constitute an important furnishing, destined to embellish a prestigious environment. The veneer laid out to the art and the balance of the lines give great elegance to our furniture, a reflection of the sensitivity, taste and technical virtuosity of a skilled Parisian cabinetmaker of the mid-eighteenth century

Finely chiseled and gilded bronze decorations.

Similar examples for the structure and type of rhomboid inlays can be seen in the furnishings made by the Parisian cabinetmaker Jacques-Laurent COSSON, whose works were a source of inspiration for other artists such as Léonard Boudin, François Reizell and Guillaume Cordié.

The general conditions are perfect, authentic in every component.