Jean-henri Jansen - Louis XVI Style Secretary

A fine secretary desk in satinwood veneer and gilt bronze. It features a blue Turquin marble top with cavetto moldings and an openwork gallery. The front opens with a drawer, a drop-front, and two projecting doors. The drop-front reveals two drawers and a niche, with laurel wreath-shaped pull rings. The leather-covered writing surface is decorated with gilt decoration: foliate motifs and scrolls. The front and rear uprights are rounded. Rich gilt bronze ornamentation includes framing moldings, flowers, floral cartouches, and a keyhole escutcheon with a radiant female mask. The desk rests on tapered, hoof-shaped legs and is constructed of oak and mahogany. Stamped by Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1929). Circa 1880. Overall height 150 cm, width 103 cm, depth open 107 cm, depth closed 51 cm. Delivery possible. https://www.antiquites-saintjean.fr