Slope Office Lxv, Stamped Leroy Félix Master In 1749

Child's or young girl's desk in polychrome painted oak on a yellow background decorated with antics and birds inscribed in reserves surrounded by scrolls of acanthus leaves. Stamped three times F. LEROY The front opens with a flap with sinuous cutouts, an upper pen tray and two drawers. The arched and vigorously curved feet are underlined by a double molding and end with 1 leaf going up on the foot. Perfect condition of cabinetmaking, the 4 feet are intact. Very beautiful polychrome decoration on all sides. This piece of furniture is originally painted, and we have restored the paint by taking over the partially erased decorations Length 65cm, Height 76cm, Depth 48.5cm Height of the desk for writing 69cm LEROY Félix, furniture carpenter in Paris Received Master on 17 February 1749. He then practiced rue d'Olery until the end of the reign of LXV. His productions are signed F. LEROY. The Duke of La Roche Guyon keeps in his family castle various works that Félix Leroy provided for this residence in the last period of his activity. His works rarely appear in auction rooms.