ORNATE FRENCH LOUIS XV ORMOLU MOUNTED DESK WITH CHAIR: A monumental copy of the Bureau of Louis XV cylinder top desk, made of Kingwood, Rosewood, & Satinwood. Cylinder top opens to reveal a multi-drawer Compartmented area with a leather pull-out writing surface, over three drawers. Heavily mounted with ormolu foliate mounts. Gallery top surmounted by cherubs holding a grapevine, and two figures with glass candle holders. Approx. 56.5" h x 62.25" w x 35.5" d. This desk is a copy of probably the most celebrated piece of eighteenth-century French furniture, the “bureau du roi,” or roll-top desk (the first of its kind) now at Versailles, which was made for Louis XV by Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763) and Jean-Henri Riesener (1734–1806) and delivered in 1769.

Moderate wear to writing surface, scattered scratches and scuffs.