Régence-style writing desk. France, Napoleonic III period, third quarter of the 19th century.

Régence-style writing desk. France, Napoleonic III period, third quarter of the 19th century. Veneered in rosewood and ebony, with fruit-motif marquetry and feather-line inlay. Gilded bronze mounts. It shows slight signs of wear and scuffs consistent with its age. Measurements: 77 x 152 x 88 cm. French historicism during the Second Empire revived the most sumptuous models of 17th- and 18th-century cabinetmaking, reinterpreting them through an extraordinary wealth of materials and ornamenta

Category

Furniture

Dimensions

77 × 152 × 88 cm