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Ebonized and Gilded Chinoiserie Karges Leather Top Writing Executuve Desk

$2,636
$3,29520% Off
£2,024.33
£2,530.4220% Off
€2,319.86
€2,899.8320% Off
CA$3,710.84
CA$4,638.5520% Off
A$4,156.96
A$5,196.2020% Off
CHF 2,166.15
CHF 2,707.6920% Off
MX$50,706.30
MX$63,382.8820% Off
NOK 27,526.85
NOK 34,408.5620% Off
SEK 25,955.85
SEK 32,444.8220% Off
DKK 17,314.82
DKK 21,643.5220% Off

About the Item

This is a superb French Louis XV style Chinoiserie desk by the country's finest furniture manufacturer Karges. Karges of Evansville, Indiana has always made the best furniture our country could produce. They used the finest materials in construction. Top grain leather, genuine cast bronze mounts and hardware and hand-painted raised Chinoiserie painted scenes by the best artsists. This desk has a time-worn look for years of love and will show wear to the finish, gilded areas and the leather top. But it is still fantastic. The desk dates to the 1950s era. Dimensions: 29.5 inches high x 60 inches wide x 28 inches deep
  • Creator:
    Karges Furniture (Cabinetmaker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)Depth: 28 in (71.12 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XV (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. This desk has a time-worn look for years of love and will show wear to the finish, gilded areas and the leather top. But it is still fantastic.
  • Seller Location:
    Swedesboro, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2091341240092

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