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Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze cylinder desk, 19th century
Large Empire-style cylinder desk in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer. This semi-cylindrical writing desk features eight palmette-keyed drawers on the front: five on the belt and three on an upper tier, itself topped with a green marble top. The flap is flanked by rich ormolu ornamentation decorated with winged victories, palms, a frieze of water leaves and a chariot led by a lover on the front. Opening with two ormolu swan-neck pulls, the cylinder reveals a leather-wrapped sliding top encircled by a gilded palmettes frieze, a niche and three drawers with fleuron pulls. The unit rests on four braced column uprights.
Writing surface dimensions: D.51.5 x W.119.5 cm
To find out more about the history of the cylinder desk, read our dedicated article here.
Circa: 1855
Dim: L: 142,5cm, P: 72cm, H: 127cm.
Dim: W: 56,1in, D: 28,3in, H: 50in.
Condition report: In very good condition. Each drawer has its own key.