Offered by Galerie Leroy
Louis XVI style lady’s desk in veneered wood marquetry with arabesque motifs, of serpentine form, opening with two side drawers, each with its own key.
At the front, a concealed writing slide is lined with its original small green Morocco leather.
The top is covered with its original red leather, framed by a gilt-bronze moulded border.
It stands on four slightly cabriole legs, ending in gilt-bronze closed sabots.
Hot-stamped: A. Beurdeley, A Paris.
An identical desk was sold at auction on 2 May 2008, lot 297, by De Baecque & Associés.
Dimensions: 100 cm long, 51 cm wide, 72 cm high.
Our desk measures 98 cm long, 51 cm wide, 72 cm high (see last photo).