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Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table 19th C

Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
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  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
  • Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat  Desk Writing Table 19th C | Ref. no. A1310 | Regent Antiques
Ref: A1310
Price: £8,750.00
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, Circa 1870 in date.   The rectangular top has an ...
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, Circa 1870 in date.
 
The rectangular top has an  inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very decorative gilt-bronze border.

The frieze has three oak lined drawers and is profusely decorated with gilt bronze anthemion plaques. The desk features large Egyptian Revival neo classical winged sphinxes on each corner and is raised on four square section tapering legs terminating in ormolu  feet.  

It is freestanding,  finished all around, so it can stand freely in the centre of a room.

It is an absolute masterpiece which is sure to get attention wherever it is placed.

Complete with original working lock and key.


Condition:

In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished, waxed and releathered  in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
 


Dimensions in cm:

Height 82 cm x Width 182 cm x Depth 92 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 8 inches x Width 6 feet x Depth 3 foot

Our reference: A1310

Please feel free to email or call us (+44 20 8809 9605) to arrange a viewing in our North London warehouse.

Gilt Bronze- Ormolu - (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'.

The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copperbrass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object.

After around 1830 because legislation had outlawed the use of mercury other techniques were used instead. Electroplating is the most common modern technique. Ormolu techniques are essentially the same as those used on silver, to produce silver-gilt..

Dimensions in cm:

Height 82 cm x Width 182 cm x Depth 92 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 8 inches x Width 6 feet x Depth 3 foot

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