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Antique French Louis XV Revival Poudreuse Writing Table, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XV Revival marquetry ormolu-mounted Poudreuse or writing
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Antique 1860s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Leather Top Bureau Plat Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French leather top bureau plat desk, made in France and dating from around the
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Large Maison Jansen Directoire Mahogany and Bronze Ormolu Cylinder Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen Directoire style marble-top cylinder desk with brass sabots and accents. 18 drawers
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Bureau Plat, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style bureau plat writing desk offers rosewood construction with gilt
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Writing Table with Red Leather Writing Surface
Located in Dallas, TX
A small, elegant Louis XVI style writing table, mahogany with ormolu, dark red leather writing
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Empire style desk from 19th century France. Made from a beautiful mahogany that’s been
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Style Mahogany Brass Ormolu Mounted Bombe Leather Top Desk
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany French Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat with Ormolu Cast Mounts
Located in Central England, GB
A superb French Louis XVI style Bureau plat.
This exceptional French decorative bureau plat is
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Amaranth and Walnut Parquetry Roll Top Antique Desk
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in London, GB
gilt tooled brown leather writing surface beneath eight small drawers and a filing compartment, fitted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Specimen Marble Topped Bureau Platt Desk, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Rare and exquisite late 19th century French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut bureau platt desk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fine 19th Century French Shaped Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine 19th century French shaped ormolu-mounted bureau plat retaining its original tooled red
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
French Ebony Boulle Marquetry Desk in Louis XIV Style
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
French ebony desk in the Louis XIV style, featuring brass and tortoiseshell marquetry in the style
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bureau Plat by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Manhasset, NY
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany bureau plat by Paul Sormani. This finely detailed and signed late
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Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Bureau De Pente Ladies Desk
Antique Louis XV style ormolu mounted
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Walnut
Parquetry Bureau De Dame Desk, 19th C
Located in London, GB
also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.
Ormolu - Gilt Bronze (from French 'or moulu
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Antique 1870s French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Burl
Mahogany Parquetry Ladies Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV ladies writing desk offers burn and mahogany construction in serpentine
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Bureau Plat and Desk Chair, Possibly by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV St., kingwood and ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Louis XVI Tambour
Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This Louis XVI 'Bonheur du Jour' (ladies writing desk) features an upper part with gallery edged
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Gold Bronze Doré Mounted Desk Signed Paul Sormani, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French gold bronze doré mounted desk signed Paul Sormani, circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV-Style Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood and Elmwood Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
ormolu mounts.
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
A Large Ebonised and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Large Ebonised and Ormolu Mounted Bureauplat, 19th Century
Provenance: Private
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Rococo Revival Ormolu Mounted Polychrome Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
A Rococo Revival ormolu-mounted polychrome turtle top center table, mid-20th century, in the
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Bureau Plat, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted bureau plat, late 18th century with center drawer and flanking side
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour by Guillaume Grohe
By Guillaume Grohe
Located in London, GB
pair of drawers below arches, on a leather topped desk Stand with three drawers on four cabriole legs
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVl style desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVl style tulipwood and rosewood, gilt bronze and brass mounted leather top desk, circa 1910
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
$4,750
Fine French Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
heavily ormolu edged gilt-tooled dark leather writing-surface surmounting a front frieze fitted with three
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
The shaped wood top set within a gilt-metal surround with cabochon mounts to the corners; over a frieze fitted with three short drawer opposed by simulated drawers fronts; raised on ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Rosewood Marquetry
Gilded Bronze Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XV style rosewood desk with rich decor of gilded bronzes. Original tan leather
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Bureau Plat with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Hixson, TN
inserted into the top with gold tooling. Very nice size for a writing desk.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogony Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
A French Empire bureau plat of loustrous polished mahagony contrasting with finely chased ormoulu
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Noir Desk with Gilded Carving
Napoleon III
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful black desk with red felt top and generous application of gold ormolu on drawers and legs.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in London, GB
An elegant Louis XV style Kingwood gilded ormolu mounted Bureau plat with insert red leather top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood, Leather
Louis XVI Mahogany And Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in Essex, MA
flanked by two drawers and a single double drawer. Finished back also each end has pull out writing slide
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
A Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood, Amaranth, Mahogany Table
Located in valatie, NY
A Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood, Amaranth and Mahogany Table á Ecrire, C1780, the rectangular
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
Important And Large Black Lacquered And Stamped FOURNIER Louis XV Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Black lacquered
. Louis XV style
. Stamped FOURNIER
. Gilded bronze
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Small Louis XV Style Black Lacquered And Gilt Bronze Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Louis XV style
. Black lacquered
. Gilt bronze
. Circa 1860
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
A Louis XV Ormolu Kingwood
Fruitwood Marquetry Table a Ecrire by Chevallier
By Jean-Mathieu Chevallier
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Fruitwood Marquetry Table a Ecrire
Mid 18th Century
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables
1940s French Black Lacquered Bureau Plat
Located in Houston, TX
An early 20th Century Louis XV style black lacquered writing desk. This desk features brass/bronze
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Rosewood Parquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
and gilt bronze edged black leather writing-surface above a shaped front fitted with three drawers
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large, excellent quality, very elegant French kingwood bureau plat with brass ormolu mounts, oak
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Bureau en Pente, attributed to Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with drawers above a slide enclosing a concealed well with two drawers, raised on cabriole legs headed by scrolling chutes r...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Vernis Martin Bureau de Dame, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Believed to date from circa 1880, this compact and attractive French antique bureau de dame is made
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Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau Plat with Leather Top
Located in London, GB
An outstanding quality French Louis XV style Kingwood Bureau Plat with an inset leather top with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bureau, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
employing shell and brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs.
Ormolu (from French
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Belle Époque Table in the Louis XVI Style by Lexcellent
By E. Guillaume-Edmond Lexcellent
Located in London, GB
A Louis XVI style writing table
By Lexcellent of Paris
Of restrained elegance and sumptuous
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Fine Quality Napoleon III Mahogany Bureau Plat, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French fine quality Napoleon III mahogany bureau plat, circa 1880.
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Louis XV Style Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze Bureau
Located in Astoria, NY
A mid 20th century writing desk or bureau in ebonized wood with inset leather writing surface and
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20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Maison Jansen Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous black lacquered and ormolu mounted bureau plat, attributed to Maison Jansen.
A chic
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Large second Empire Bureau-Plat
Located in Westport, CT
handsome and large 19th century French II Empire desk with pulls on each end, comprised of three
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis Revival Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous Louis Revival French marquetry inlaid ormolu-mounted Bonheur Du Jour, or Ladies
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Inlaid Bureau
Located in London, GB
high quality ormolu mounts and this contains a great work space inside when opened up. The back of this
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Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Louis XV Kingwood Bureau Plat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A diminautive kingwood Louis XV bureau plat with ormolu mounts. The top is gold tooled dark red
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Brass Mounted Kingwood and Marquetry Bureau Plat, 20th century, the scalloped rectangular top inlaid with floral marquetry, above three frieze drawers, on cabriol...
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20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Caved Mahogany and Ormolu Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XVI mahogany ladies writing desk features scalloped writing surface over base
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Writing Table, Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Spectacular French desk in precious rosewood marquetry. The line is typical of the Louis XV style
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th century Louis XVI style kingwood, ormolu-mounted Bonheur Du Jour
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Rosewood and Ormolu Bureau or Writing Desk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Spectacular antique French desk in precious rosewood. The line is typical of the Louis XV style
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
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French Ormolu Writing Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of French ormolu writing desks for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique French ormolu writing desks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and ormolu. There are all kinds of French ormolu writing desks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. French ormolu writing desks bearing Louis XV or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many French ormolu writing desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Paul Sormani, Henry Dasson and François Linke produced popular French ormolu writing desks that are worth a look.
How Much are French Ormolu Writing Desks?
Prices for French ormolu writing desks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, French ormolu writing desks begin at $645 and can go as high as $225,000, while the average can fetch as much as $9,933.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About French Ormolu Writing Desks
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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