140 - A small, flat desk made of rosewood and amaranth, with a rectangular top (the leather replaced and the border re-veneered) supported by a band of Greek fret and lion’s paw marquetry, opening to two drawers and resting on sheathed legs topped with discs and drapery and ending in leaf-decorated cleats; (restorations to the veneer; lock plates added at a later date).

A small, flat desk made of rosewood and amaranth, with a rectangular top (the leather replaced and the border re-veneered) supported by a band of Greek fret and lion’s paw marquetry, opening to two drawers and resting on sheathed legs topped with discs and drapery and ending in leaf-decorated cleats; (restorations to the veneer; lock plates added at a later date). Stamped by Claude Montigny, cabinetmaker, who received his master’s certificate in 1766. Louis XV period, circa 1765–1770 Height: 76 cm; Width: 96 cm; Depth: 57.5 cm Provenance: - Galerie Maurice Segoura, Paris; - Christie’s, New York, May 17–18, 2005, lot 420; - Sotheby’s, Paris, September 23, 2025. Two series of similar desks are documented, featuring minor variations and attributed equally to Claude Montigny or René Dubois. This desk belongs to the series in which the Greek fret forms a semicircle around the keyholes. This series includes the desk from the former collection of Mrs. Lazard (sold in Paris on December 6, 1977, lot 167); a second desk, sold by Christie’s London on June 29, 1972, is currently in a Parisian collection (see *Connaissance des Arts*, February 1978, p. 54). Appraiser: Pierre-François DAYOT