Details
- Dimensions
- 60.63ʺW × 26.38ʺD × 50.39ʺH
- Styles
- Empire
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Mahogany
- Condition
- Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
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Beautiful elegant, large French mahogany roll top bureau. The flamed mahagony roll-top opening reveals a sliding writing surface covered with …
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Beautiful elegant, large French mahogany roll top bureau. The flamed mahagony roll-top opening reveals a sliding writing surface covered with original cognac leather. The bureau is surmounted with a row of three drawers and a rectangular marble top surrounded by a pierced brass gallery.
The inner desk is equipped with a nest of shelves and drawers in the background and a work surface in the foreground. A quarter-circle curtain slides to allow the desk to be closed.
The bureau contains five drawers, one of which containing a secret case, in the front and three drawers inside. The bureau is beautifully decorated with brass inlay, handles and keys and has squared legs.
Circa 1790-1800, period Directoire. less
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