An Imperial writing desk by David Roentgen - round view

An Imperial writing desk by David Roentgen. Thuja wood veneer on mahogany and oak corpus, ormolu and brass mountings. Multi-functional table on eight removable tapering supports of square section decorated on four sides with milleraie motifs. Straight apron with central drawer beneath a sliding top surrounded on both sides by a low bronze gallery. The architectural upper section with a large central compartment closed by a sliding blind and flanked by two shallow side compartments, each with a drawer with a spring mechanism. The right drawer with three compartments for inkwells. The top conceals two levers to open the drawers which extend out on either side. The entire piece decorated throughout with finely grained symmetrical wood veneer, the edges with beaded borders, each of the angles of the central compartment accentuated by brass-filled fluted motifs beneath rosette appliques. The central compartment surmounted by a gallery with pierced circular motifs and eight small baluster-form vase finials. The four central supports and the laurel swags supported by the rosettes of the central compartment are later additions. H 112, W 113, D 60.5 cm. Neuwied, circa 1785.

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