Edwardian Polychrome Satinwood Kidney Form Desk

A very fine kingwood kidney- shaped desk (bureau a rognon) with original tooled leather surface, crisply mounted in gilt bronze and on cabriole legs . signed in the gilt bronze surround T.W. Muller. T W Muller was a Viennese cabinet...

A rare and important Sheraton period painted satinwood cheveret in original finish and with original painted floral swags and garlands. The superstructure with fitted book carrier; the stand with two short drawers above a secretaire drawer, fitted with a writing slide, with shaped under-tier and on square tapering legs. This is a rather rare form, but to find it in satinwood, painted and in the original finish is very rare indeed. This little desk was made for personal correspondence; billets doux and was already old when Jane Austin...

Edwardian satinwood display or bijouterie table with marquetry and stringing, the locking lift top fitted with curved front and back panes, the sides ...

This superb desk is a copy of one made by Thomas Chippendale in 1766 for Sir Rowland Winn . The original masterpiece of English cabinetry is at his residence, Nostell Priory in Yo...

This exquisite desk, made by the celebrated partnership, is of the highest quality. The glazed upper section is perfect for the display of objet d'art, the cylinder top which is open...

This parquetry desk has the attributes one would expect when bearing the name to one of Paris leading retailers of objet deluxe. It is bombe...gently swelling and raised on cabriole legs. It is applied with oval porcelain panels which we have not dismounted but are to Sevres standard. It extensively mounted with bronze chutes sabots and moldings of various sorts. Including a bronze pierced plaque with the monogram of the owner. It is in a small way, highly evocative of 19th century Paris at its best. This company flourished between the consulate and 1867 when it closed. It enjoyed Royal patronage and was certainly a leading supplier of luxury goods of the highest quality. Maison Giroux, the famous curiosity and luxury goods shop, was situated at No. 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré and in business from the time of the Consulate until the end of the Second Empire. The business was founded in 1799 by Francis Simon Alphonse Giroux, cabinetmaker and official restorer of Notre Dame. “Maison Alphonse Giroux” also known as “Giroux & Cie” specialized in producing ornate objects d’art and technically sophisticated furniture. Patronized by various members of the French Royal Family, including Louis XVIII, Charles X, Henri...

A very fine Edwardian satinwood writing desk or dressing table, the moulded cross banded top raised over shaped frieze with reeded ebonised deta...

An English Edwardian style hand carved pedestal desk, with a leather inset top, three frieze drawers, one pedestal with cupboard the other with tw...

A very fine Edwardian mahogany and satinwood line inlaid pedestal desk, the moulded top inset with gilt embossed red tooled leather writing skiver surface raised over frieze with two...

Sn4637 Fine late Victorian satinwood bureau, having arched tambour top which open to reveal pigeons holes, small inlaid drawers and slide out, green leather writing surface, all abov...

English Regency period satinwood kidney shaped writing table with pedestal ends and saber legs ending in brass casters. This elegant writing table has...

A fine English kidney shaped kneehole writing desk from the Edwardian era, featuring a demi-lune top with original leather writing surface decorated with gold tooling in a Greek Key ...