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    By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke, Claude Michel Clodion
    Located in Forney, TX
    A striking French antique Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted writing table made after the model by cabinetmaker to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinetteean, important ébéniste Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 1734-1806) and later reproduced by Francois Linke (French, 1855-1946). Signed bronze mounts, Marco. Born in France in the early 19th century, possibly during the late 18th century Louis XVI period, most likely Parisian work, exquisitely hand-crafted in several woods of contrasting colors including walnut and mahogany to create fine wooden inlays and parquetry detailing. The original partially inset marble top with dramatic veining sits above a flat sided break-fronted front and back adorned with fine bas-relief bronze plaques cast adorned with putti cherubs in the manner of the French sculptor Clodion (Claude Michel, 1738-1814). The centered front bronze panel disguises a single frieze drawer with dovetail joinery and original key, flanked by gilded bronze foliate mounted rounded corners, a simulated panel drawer to the reverse, embellished on all four sides by intricate finely chiseled, chased and sculpted scrolling laurel ribbon and garland swag ormolu mounts, patinated brass running ornamentation, rising elegantly on four bronze dore ring mounted straight tapering fluted legs, terminating in patinated bronze toupie feet sabots. Signed / marks; the bronzes are stamped / incised Marco. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Property from the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction, catalog #8085. Dimensions: (approx) 30" High, 32" Wide 21.5" Deep As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a side table, petite bureau...
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    Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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  • Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
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    A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with beautifully aged heavily worn distressed pati...
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    Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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  • 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Library Table Writing Desk
    Located in Forney, TX
    A finely carved French Louis XIV style walnut writing table. circa 1870 Hand carved in France in the late 19th century, exceptionally executed in grand King Louis 14th taste, hand-c...
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    Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

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    Faux Leather, Walnut

  • Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
    Located in Forney, TX
    A rare and exceptionally inlaid antique slant-front drafting desk. circa 1900 Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, likely French, one piece desk on frame form, having a sloped fr...
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    Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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    Felt, Ebony, Burl, Rosewood, Palisander, Maple, Mahogany, Kingwood

  • Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
    Located in Forney, TX
    A spectacular French Napoleon III Second Empire period (1852-1870) magnificently decorated ebonized wood writing table. Exceptionally fine quali...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

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    Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood

  • French Louis XV Style Kingwood Parquetry Bonheur du jour
    Located in Forney, TX
    Sophisticated French elegance at its finest, we offer this rare Belle Époque period light and graceful bonheur du jour (writing table - petite / lady's desk) with beautifully aged patina. Finely hand crafted in France in the early 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, this exceptionally executed Parisian work features exotic Kingwood parquetry inlays, an exquisitely shaped cartonnier (an ornamental box...
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    Early 20th Century Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

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    Bronze, Ormolu

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  • Louis XIII Style French Walnut Side Table
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    A Louis XIII style French side table made of solid hand-carved walnut. Elaborately detailed in a Neo Renaissance style with fine turned legs forming an arched colonnade over the cent...
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  • 18th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Table
    Located in Madrid, ES
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