Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints Oil on canvas

Oil on canvas

Raymond Desvarreux was the son of the American painter James Desvarreux-Larpenteur

the base of the clock with ormolu mounts and gilt bronze ormolu cabriole legs with claw & ball feet

At sight height 20"width 15

his notes and sketches were destroyed

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints Oil on canvasSOLD A fine antique 19th century French Louis XV tulipwood and marquetry, ormolu mounted bureau plat, serpentine shaped writing table, circa 1880. The table having an inset brown & red hued tooled & gilded leather writing surface, the edge of the table with a substantial gilded bronze 'egg & dart' trim. The serpentine shaped base with ebony panels inset with fruitwood floral marquetry, a single drawer to the center and corresponding marquerty panels