REF NO : B75090

A Fine Régence Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat

France, Circa 1890

£38,000

A Fine Regence Style Gilt-bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat, In The Manner of Charles Cressent. This fine parquetry inlaid bureau plat has a tooled...

Dimensions

Height: 76 cm (30 in)
Width: 158 cm (63 in)
Depth: 82 cm (33 in)
REF NO : B75090

Description

A Fine Regence Style Gilt-bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau Plat, In The Manner of Charles Cressent.

This fine parquetry inlaid bureau plat has a tooled leather top and sumptuous gilt-bronze mounts.

The desk has a shaped frieze fitted with three drawers, each with with parquetry inlay and gilt-bronze rocaille borders; the ends are mounted with gilt-bronze masks and conforming inlaid cartouches. The desk is raised on cabriole legs headed by superb large figural female espagnolette chutes and terminating in rocaille cast lion’s-paw feet.

In very good original unrestored condition

French, Circa 1890.

Date

Circa 1890

Origin

France

Medium

Parquetry

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