Large Neoclassical cylinder desk / roll-top secretary, Louis XVI, France,...
Large Neoclassical cylinder desk / roll-top secretary, Louis XVI, France, c. 1770,
marked N. PETIT, mahogany and various other fine woods veneered, front panels featuring veneered sections framed by, and in some places meandering, band inlays, gilded bronze fittings, two-part body, veneered on all sides, resting on tall conical square legs with sabots; above four framed drawers lies the quarter-cylindrical rolling lid; the upper section features three small drawers; beneath the lid is the pull-out writing surface with leather padding, as well as three small drawers; each side of the body featuring a pull-out writing panel with a leather covering; the right-hand side drawer with a compartment insert and integrated document box; beneath the left-hand side, a hallmark reading ‘N. PETIT
minor veneer imperfections and repairs’, 115 x 145 x 74 cm.
Nicolas Petit (1732-1791), Master from 21 January 1761.
Works by Petit are held, amongst others, at the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, the Wallace Collection in London and the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon.
Large Neoclassical cylinder desk / roll-top secretary, Louis XVI, France, c. 1770,
marked N. PETIT, mahogany and various other fine woods veneered, front panels featuring veneered sections framed by, and in some places meandering, band inlays, gilded bronze fittings, two-part body, veneered on all sides, resting on tall conical square legs with sabots; above four framed drawers lies the quarter-cylindrical rolling lid; the upper section features three small drawers; beneath the lid is the pull-out writing surface with leather padding, as well as three small drawers; each side of the body featuring a pull-out writing panel with a leather covering; the right-hand side drawer with a compartment insert and integrated document box; beneath the left-hand side, a hallmark reading ‘N. PETIT
minor veneer imperfections and repairs’, 115 x 145 x 74 cm.
Nicolas Petit (1732-1791), Master from 21 January 1761.
Works by Petit are held, amongst others, at the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, the Wallace Collection in London and the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon.
