Lot Details
Lot 224
Louis XV Style Gilt-Metal Mounted Parquetry Inlaid Walnut Writing Desk
The upper section with an inset tooled green leather writing surface, slide and recessed bank of six short drawers flanked by a pair of two-light candelabra, the lower section with a pair of ogee-shaped frieze drawers, raised on cabriole legs ending in foliate sabots. Height 36 1/2 inches, width 42 3/4 inches, depth 26 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
Doyle New York, Belle Epoque, February 25, 2004, lot 349
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $1,375 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
appears to be in generally good condition; drawers slide with ease; retains a locking key; one drawer locks functions properly; other lock does not; small areas of veneer loss; some splitting and restoration to veneer; appears to retain all mounts; some areas of dark discoloration to wood veneer
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