Description
Carved and varnished wood bonheur-du-jour with frieze decoration. It opens with two leaves topped by two small drawers at the top and a drawer at the waist to reveal a writing case. The front is curved with a cornice and gallery, and the legs are curved. Louis XV style. Napoleon III period. Gilded brass ornamentation for the gallery, frames, jambs, pull handles, escutcheons and sabots. Writing case trimmed with flower-embroidered fabric. With key. (Restorations, accidents to the brass gallery, missing veneer, wear to the gilding, non-functioning key locking system). 144 x 77 x 49.5 cm.
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Carved and varnished wood bonheur-du-jour with frieze decoration. It opens with two leaves topped by two small drawers at the top and a drawer at the waist to reveal a writing case. The front is curved with a cornice and gallery, and the legs are curved. Louis XV style. Napoleon III period. Gilded brass ornamentation for the gallery, frames, jambs, pull handles, escutcheons and sabots. Writing case trimmed with flower-embroidered fabric. With key. (Restorations, accidents to the brass gallery, missing veneer, wear to the gilding, non-functioning key locking system). 144 x 77 x 49.5 cm.
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