FRENCH LOUIS XV REVIVAL DESK – LATE 19TH CENTURY ✨
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FRENCH LOUIS XV REVIVAL DESK – LATE 19TH CENTURY ✨

€750,00

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What a delightful piece! This French bureau plat à gradin, dated c. 1880–1900, is a sigh from the Belle Époque resting in my gallery.

The walnut has that silky glow only time can grant, the carving is elegant and precise, and the cabriole legs, finished with acanthus leaves, draw an aristocratic lightness that enchants me. ✨🌰

The serpentine mouldings embracing the drawer fronts, the small side chests on the top (gradins), and the shaped gallery create the perfect stage for letters, sketches, and secrets from another era. 📝💭

I love the detail of the drop-front central drawer: it opens like an invitation to write, revealing an intimate and functional tray. The brass fittings, already of late-nineteenth-century manufacture, add a discreet, sophisticated touch. 🔑🕰️

It’s a desk with a soul: practical, poetic, and exquisitely refined—ready to turn a study, living room, or reading nook into a place of charm. Pieces like this don’t appear every day; when they do, they light up the space and tell stories. ✍️💫

Come see it in person… it’s impossible not to fall in love. 💛