This French Louis XVI style mahogany cylinder desk features an open upper gallery with a molded top, three mirrored back panels, and four finely turned front columns above a row of small drawers. The roll-top is decorated with a hand-painted classical scene of reclining figures and putti, framed with gilt-bronze beading and mounts. Inside, the cylinder opens to a leather writing surface and a fitted bank of small drawers, with additional full-width drawers in the frieze below. Crafted in figured mahogany with detailed ormolu-style trim and tapered fluted legs, this piece is ideal for buyers searching for a French cylinder desk, Louis XVI roll-top desk, antique French writing desk, or mahogany French secretaire. c. 1880.
Dimensions:
W: 40″
D: 22″
H: 66″
