20th Century Classic Desk in the antique Style of Classicism with Inlays

Early 20th century, nice quality, double pedestal writing desk, with gold embossed leather inset writing surface, all in one piece, on bra...

Solid beechwood, carved, chocolate brown hand-painted and gilded.

Early 20th century French two-drawer office desk.  

Desk in precious wood and finely executed marquetry, inspired by the work of Giuseppe Maggiolini (1738-1814), a cabinetmaker renowned for his detailed neoclassical marquetry. Desk i...

French wooden hand painted table with cognac velvet top. The table is hand carved with typical details for Louise XVI style like the gilt wood ribbons at the front and the fluted leg...

Beautiful 19th century Louis 14 desk. Beautiful solid wood, whose legs are carved in a baluster and are joined by an "H" brace. There is also a drawer a...

Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with inlay on the top by Meroni & Fossati. Wax polished Useful height under central drawer 60 cm. To better understand the Directoire style of this desk Directoire style was a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design in France concurrent with the Directory (November 2, 1795–November 10, 1799), the later part of the French Revolution. The style uses Neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting. It is a style transitional between Louis XVI and Empire. The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later and more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire. The Directoire style reflected the Revolutionary belief in the values of republican Rome: "The stoic virtues of Republican Rome were upheld as standards not merely for the arts but also for political behaviour and private morality. Conventionels saw themselves as antique...

Writing desk in the Louis XVI style, early 20th century. A Louis XVI style writing case in precious wood marquetry with writing motifs, early 20th century. H: 103.5cm, W: 72.5cm, D:...

A stunning late 19th century mahogany desk in the Thomas Chippendale manner. The moulded top of rectangular form fitted with green gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface...

Solid beechwood, carved, in pastel light blue hand-painted and gilded. Semi-precious stones: Lapislazuli, Malachite, Jade, Tiger‘s eye, Coral, Cornelian and many more. (A-Gm-152).