"Cylinder Desk Louis XVI Pierre Mantel"
Cylinder desk in satin wood, Louis XVI period Stamped P MANTEL and bears the JME jurande hallmarks It opens with three stepped drawers framed with rosewood, lemon and rosewood nets, a cylinder discovering a niche, three small drawers, three drawers simulated, a sliding top sheathed in leather and two side pulls also sheathed in green leather The belt with two rows of drawers without crossbars creates an indentation in the center Rests on four sheathed legs ending in gilt bronze clogs Frame in oak Varnish with stamp In very good condition *Pierre Mantel (Dead May 8, 1802) - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Received Master on October 1, 1766. As a free worker, he practiced rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, then rue de Charenton and finally rue Saint-Antoine.