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A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass Inlaid Ebonized Bureau Plat
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000
Sold
$5,500
Live Auction
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description
A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass Inlaid Ebonized Bureau Plat
18th Century
Height 29 x width 57 x depth 28 1/4 inches.
Property from a Private Collection
Condition
The desk is overall in sturdy, professionally conserved and usable condition. The bronze has a slightly dirty / dark patina, probably with the original gilding. The leather top has rich, mellow color and is probably original, or at least 19th century, with typical scratches, wrinkles and wear. The drawer liners have been re-built in the 19th century. The brasses and locks are 19th century replacements, but stylistically correct for the period of the desk, and they are old hardware. There is lifting brass inlay on the top of the desk that needs repair, and some other areas of slightly lifting or warped inlay. Other scuffs, scratches, old worm holes, discolorations and touch-ups to the ebonized finish as is normal for age.