Mahogany Cylinder Desk Stamped By Etienne Avril

Roll-top desk in mahogany and mahogany veneer, opening with three stepped drawers, four belt drawers and two pulls.

The cylinder reveals lockers and five drawers and the sliding top is covered in leather.
It rests on four tapered and fluted legs.
 
Rich ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes.
White Carrara marble top (repaired) surrounded by an openwork gallery in gilded bronze.
 
Stamped Etienne Avril (Master in 1774)
Period L.XVI
 
Width 130 cm
Depth 63 cm
Total height 124 cm
 
 
Etienne Avril, received Master in November 1774, created all categories of furniture (chests of drawers, secretaries, tables, display cases, etc.)
using mainly mahogany and satin with rigorous and simple lines, specific to the L.XVI style.
Queen Marie-Antoinette was one of the clients, notably for the Château de Saint Cloud.