Louis XVI Period Flat Desk, Stamped By Joseph Stockel

Louis XVI period flat desk in mahogany and veneer on oak frame, opening with four drawers on the front, including the one on the right containing a secret. It rests on four deeply fluted feet decorated with gilded bronze rings. The panels soberly highlighted with brass wood fillets. Cloverleaf lock entries (original key). the top and the zippers covered in leather with the small rear irons. Stamped J.STOCKEL & and jurande mark Joseph Stöckel received Master on August 2, 1775 Period XVI, 18th century Top. : 75 cm. Width. : 148.5 cm. Teacher. : 70.5 cm. (zippers 43x56cm) Very good condition Condition report and technical photographs on request. Joseph Stockel arrived in Paris around the age of twenty-six, took his master's degree in 1775. Until the Revolution he worked on rue de Charenton then transferred his workshop to rue des Fossés-du-Temple. He excelled in the manufacture of luxury furniture executed with great taste but in a rather austere manner. The marquetry is almost non-existent. Fine bronze frames surround large sheets of mahogany veneer and sometimes rosewood. All of his production demonstrates great attention to detail and perfection. Public collections Château de Bouges Museum of Decorative Arts – Paris Victoria and Albert Museum – London