"Louis XVI Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Desk, Circa 1790"
Louis XVI Mahogany Bonheur du Jour Desk, Circa 1790Sublime Louis XVI Mahogany Bonheur du Jour Desk, Resting on Fluted Tapered Legs Joined by a Crossbar Topped with a Marble Crotch Surrounded by a Gilded and Openwork Brass Gallery. The Base Ending with Gilded Bronze Sabots.This Bonheur du Jour, Opening in the Upper Part by Four Small Drawers and a Small Leaf. The Top Decorated with Three Small Grey Veined White Marbles Surrounded by Gilded and Openwork Brass Galleries. In Belt, a Large Drawer Revealing a Case of Ingenuity, Two Interior Compartments, One Sliding and One Locking with a Clover Lock. Its sliding top revealing a writing tablet decorated with a small iron gilded burgundy leather top. This desk has two retractable side pulls adapting to the central top and allowing you to benefit from a larger work space. Very beautiful and rich ornamentation of bronze and gilded brass, such as galleries, shoes, rings, angles, frames, lock entries, threads, and baguettes. Has its keys, very beautiful wood essence. Furniture of very good quality of execution with refined and elegant lines. This Bonheur du Jour combines ingenious functionality thanks to its numerous small storage spaces, its retractable side pulls allowing you to benefit from an additional work space, and its compartments allowing you to store your personal effects discreetly. But also rendering a superb visual with its harmonious curves, its delicate and neat finishes, this desk will easily adapt to your decoration. With beautiful proportions, this piece probably comes from a large Parisian workshop, it testifies to the refinement of French furniture from the Louis XVI period, it will bring luxury and prestige to your home. Work from the end of the Louis XVI period, end of the 18th century, around 1790. Dimensions: Total height: 102 cm Width: 78.5 cm Depth: 51 cm Depth with shelf: 69 cm Depth with retractable pulls: 83 cm Height of leg passage under shelf: 69.5 cm Height under drawer: 56.5 cm In beautiful condition of conservation. We are at your disposal, for any further information. WWW.DANTAN.STORE