Antique French Satinwood, Gold Bronze & Sèvres Porcelain Escritoire, Circa 1880

Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu mounted table desk and jardiniere, Circa 1865-1875.

Antique French bronze D' Ore mounted Escritoire writing desk, Circa 1890.

Antique French Louis XVI gold bronze mounted Mahogany marble-top occasional table, Circa 1880.

Extraordinary antique Napoleon III ormolu mounted table desk and jardiniere. This amazing piece can be used as a desk with its handsome leather top, or, removing the top, as a jardin...

Early 20th C. French Louis XV Style, Inlaid, Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood Secretary! Gorgeous Secretary, French Louis XV Style Inlaid Ormolu Mounted, Kingwood, Early 20th C!! This stun...

French porcelain and gilt bronze mounted writing desk French, 19th Century Height 116cm, width 91cm, depth 51cm This stunning bonheur du jour was made in France during the 19th...

Gorgeous antique secretaire a abattant, desk, French Empire style, mahogany, gilt, 1800s, 19th century! This stunning French Empire style marble-top mahogany fall-front desk, 19th century, projecting frieze drawer, with gilt metal crossed sword pulls, turned column supports flanking the fall-front panel, opening to gilt embossed leather writing surface, mirrored interior gallery, over dual cabinet doors, opening to reveal three drawers, above lower apron drawer, approximately 56.5" height 37.25" width, 17" depth. Dominated by Greco-Roman models, the Empire style - spare, noble, massive - had a studied dignity consistent with Napoleonic majesty. The characteristic furniture types were a bit stiff but imposing: their flat surfaces and sharp corners, together with their lack of moldings, produced an effect of grandeur that was not without beauty as per Timothy Corrigan The Empire style was deliberately propagandistic, and embraced what was most monumental in ancient art as suitable analogies to the new French Empire. Napoleon imposed a tyrannical centralization on artistic production, decreeing that it would be subject to control from Paris and overseen by the architects Percier and Fontaine...

A unique and very high quality French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany and ormolu cabinet/secretary desk. The secretary is raised by most elegant slender cabriole legs with beautiful finely detailed foliate sabots and scrolled foliate corner mounts. At the center is one drawer with fine ormolu pulls and a striking pierced foliate family crest shaped keyhole escutcheon. The drop down front displays a stunning intricately detailed hand painted scene of beautiful maidens seated outside playing with baby sheep while being courted by a boy. The painting is framed within a mottled ormolu band with fine circulate rosettes and additional charming hand painting scenes at each side. The drop down front opens to reveal two drawers, five pull out shelves, a fitted green felt writing surface, and all original hardware. Striking richly chased interlocking berried laurel branches lead up each side to stunning intricately detailed tied swaging floral garlands. Above is a most decorative burl wood inlay framed...