57 - MAZARIN DESK

MAZARIN DESK Featuring so-called Boulle marquetry set against a background of foliage scrolls, mascarons, a rosette, wood veneer, and burl wood veneer. It opens via a flap revealing three drawers and a folding shelf that serves as a writing surface, as well as four drawers in two compartments. It rests on eight baluster legs held in place by two X-shaped braces topped with finials. Louis XIV period. H 87; W 113; D 68.5 cm (Missing pieces in the marquetry, restorations). Sold by description