Elegant Belle Epoque bureau plat with cartonnier rosewood and mahogany veneer. Cambered body on all sides, flanked by narrow corner pilaster strips, merging into curved legs. Five drawers of different sizes in the articulated front and corresponding drawers at the back. Profile-framed top panel with inlaid work surface of gold-embossed leather. Corresponding, tapered cartonnier on the sides, with leather-covered drawers of different sizes on the front. Mirrored veneer panels on all sides and rich applications of gilt bronze. Rest; h. 143.5 cm. 175 cm x 90 cm. Working height: 76 cm. An elegant French rosewood veneered Belle Epoque bureau plat. Restored. France. Around 1900.

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