bureau plat French, circa 1880

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Description

height 30 in.; width 46 1/2 in.; depth 28 1/4 in.
76.2 cm; 118.1 cm; 71.8 cm

amarante, sycomore with ébène and buis stringings, with a later gilt-tooled green leather-inset top, one central frieze drawer, all sides similarly decorated.

Literature

P. Arizzoli-Clémentael, Versailles Furniture of the Royal Palace 17th and 18th Centuries, Vol. II, p. 92; and P. Verlet, Le Moblilier Royal Français, Vol. I, fig 8, for an illustration and discussion of the 18th century model by Riesener.

Catalogue Note

For more information on the present model, please see lot 187.