Null 7-drawer desk 19th century

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7-drawer desk 19th century

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7-drawer desk 19th century

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Estim. 2 500 - 3 500 EUR

FRENCH WORK Flat desk in parchment-lined wood, sheath legs, gilded brass facings and sabots, opening to a drawer in the waist and four side drawers, diamond-shaped handles. Height 77 cm - Length 170 cm - Depth 90 cm A desk in wood covered with parchment and brass. 30 1/4 x 66 7/8 x 35 3/8 in.

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

EMPIRE PERIOD INKWELL In ash burl and ebony veneer, with chased and gilded bronze ornamentation, rectangular in shape, the top decorated with three inkwells, the central one held by two winged putti, the front adorned with a bas-relief frieze of Apollo's mask and stylized foliage scrolls and opening with a side drawer, resting on claw feet. H.:20 cm (7 ¾ in.) l.:38,5 cm (15 ¼ in.) P.:20 cm (7 ¾ in.) Provenance: By family tradition, Michel Goudchaux (1797-1862) ; Sale in Royan on June 14, 2022, lot 68; Acquired by the current owner; Private collection, Paris. An Empire gilt-bronze mounted, ashwood and ebony inkstand * Information for buyers : When leaving the EU, a CITES re-export certificate may be required, at the expense of the future buyer. * Information to buyers: For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense. The overall composition of this elegant inkwell is reminiscent of the designs by Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, Napoleon's architects and decorators who provided some of the best-known motifs of the period. The famous silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843), a great supporter of Percier and Fontaine, is known to have designed a number of writing tablets for the Emperor and his family (cfr. P. Arrizoli-Clémentel, Burlington Magazine, March 1998, p.195-201). Our example can be compared with the inkwell from Emperor Napoleon's study (cf. fig. 1), now in the Musée National de Malmaison (inv. MM40.47.7227). A very similar inkwell, with a difference in the decoration of the front frieze, sold at Artcurial Paris, October 20, 2023, lot 64. A second one in burl veneer and ebony, the putti replaced by two winged victories, sold at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, on December 18, 2015, lot 72. Michel Goudchaux (1797-1862) According to family tradition, our piece belonged to Michel Goudchaux (1797-1862), banker, paymaster to the armies and president of the Paris Jewish Consistory from 1827 to 1832. This inkwell is thought to have been a personal gift from his bank when he left to take up his post as Minister of Finance in 1848.

Estim. 50 - 80 EUR

Small stepped child's desk in molded wood with 7 drawers, one of which is in the waistband, detachable top, late 19th century. 63.5 x 49.5 x 34.5 cm (wear and tear, missing cuff on waistband drawer).

Estim. 500 - 800 EUR

Sloping desk in wood and veneered with pearwood and lemon-tree fillets, opening with 2 drawers in the waist, and a flap revealing 7 drawers and a gilt-embossed black leather top, curved sides and cambered legs. Foliage bronzes. Louis XV period, 18th century H. 91 x W.95 x D. 46 cm (Accents and restorations, including a badly damaged foot; inside, the integrated inkwell is missing)

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