"Etienne Avril, Cylinder Desk With Slats Stamped Louis XVI Period Circa 1780"
Etienne Avril, Stamped Louis XVI Cylinder Desk with Slats Circa 1780 Superb Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, "à Lamelles" in Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer, Resting on Fluted Tapered Legs. This Desk Opening with Three Drawers in Belt and a Sliding Cylinder in the Upper Part. Its Cylinder Revealing Compartments, Four Small Drawers and a Retractable Writing Tablet, Upholstered with a Black Leather Top. Beautiful Gilt Bronze Ornamentation Such as Keyholes, Pull Knobs. Has its Key, the Locks Present but Their Mechanisms to be Reviewed. Beautiful Wood Species and Varnish Finish. Stamped on the edge of the central drawer, E. AVRIL. Furniture of very fine quality of execution, with refined and elegant lines, stamped by the famous and renowned, Master Cabinetmaker, Etienne AVRIL (1748 - 1791). This desk combines practical utility thanks to its numerous storage spaces and its large writing tablet, but also rendering a very pretty visual, with its sobriety and elegance and its careful finishes worthy of the Master. This one will easily adapt to your decoration, living room, office, library. This piece testifies to the refinement of French furniture of the Louis XVI period, it will bring luxury and prestige to your interior. Work of the Louis XVI period, 18th century, around 1780. Dimensions: