Title
Roll-top desk
Object Type
Date
mid 18th Century
Description
A Louis XV desk with a rectangular top with a pierced gallery over a rolling quarter-cylinder top which encloses a fitted interior with an inset writing surface. The front of the desk has three drawers and stands on cabriole legs headed by foliate chutes and sabots. Inlaid all over.
Medium
tulipwood, bronze, gilt
Extent
Overall: 46 1/4 x 33 x 61 in. (117.5 x 83.8 x 154.9 cm)
Collection
Source
Belonged to J.B.Duke 78th Street, New York
Identifier
1999.906
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