Boulle-style writing desk in ebonized wood and brass, France, late 19th century. Top with gilt bronze rim, drawer in the band, wavy legs ending with gilt bronze shoes. Interior in oak with briar veneer. Richly decorated with gilt bronze applications.
Product Condition: Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and resumption of polishing.
Ripresa stilistica del 900, delle forme proprie dell'ebanista André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Main essence: Sessile Oak
Under the name of oak or oak various types of woods derived from plants of the genus quercus are grouped. They are always resistant, hard and compact woods. Oak is lighter than oak, both are used for more rustic furniture or for the interiors of French and English antique furniture. In other processes it was gradually replaced by the advent of exotic woods considered more valuable since the 18th century.