Coded 112

Antique Slant Front Desk from France

This is a very old antique slant front desk, made of European oak circa 1800.

This beautiful, French Louis XIV desk has all the ornamentation of the period. The slant has c-scrolls terminating in rosettes. The bottom doors are decorated with intertwining s-scrolls, acanthus leaves, and stylized irises. The sides are paneled and the top has a wooden gallery surround.

The interior of the desk has a set of 3 wooden drawers on either side of the interior and one drawer at the center. The pull down surface has an inset of leather with gilt embossing around the edges.

Condition Commensurate with Age: Cracking to leather, small damage to top, and one key which activates front. Bottom door will be magnetized. Nicks and rubs to surface, and crack on pieces left side (please see photos).

H46"x W49"x D21"

SOLD

Le Louvre Antiques

1400 Slocum  Suite

Dallas, TX  75207

214-742-2605    FAX: 214-742-2639

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