Louis XVI Style Desk From The L. Bettenfeld Workshops, Paris

Louis XVI kidney-shaped desk - DIRECTOIRE in mahogany veneer and solid mahogany in the bottoms, The top of the desk offers a cupboard with sliding door, topped with marble and four small pivoting drawers decorated with an openwork gallery and a decoration of gilded bronzes. Glass top with a decoration of marquetry à la reine, The desk table offers three drawers (has its key). The whole resting on arched legs with a decoration of gilded bronzes on the top of the uprights. About: The Atelier Bettenfeld-Rosenblum was founded in 1895 by Jean Bettenfeld. It was one of the most important Art Gainerie Workshops of this period. It participated in the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1900 and that of Saint Louis in 1904. Suzanne Bettenfeld, sister of Jean Bettenfeld, took over the workshop after her brother's death in 1964. Then, she asked Bernard Rosenblum to succeed her in 1965. He took over the workshop in 1965 and continued to build the prestige of this workshop.