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Antique French Louis XVI Desk Cabinet Fine Kingwood Parquetry
$3,950
£3,001.02
€3,448.81
CA$5,548.26
A$6,039.14
CHF 3,199.92
MX$72,629.80
NOK 40,686.22
SEK 37,284.42
DKK 25,762.38
About the Item
Antique Louis XVI style bonheur du jour desk. Fine kingwood parquetry inlay. Gilt bronze mounts. Figured marble top. Circa 1850. Please, contact Joseph Dasta Antiques for shipping options.
A bonheur du jour (in French, bonheur-du-jour, meaning "daytime delight") is a type of lady's writing desk. It was introduced in Paris by one of the interior decorators and purveyors of fashionable novelties called marchands-merciers about 1760, and speedily became intensely fashionable.[1] The bonheur du jour is always very light and graceful,[2] with a decorated back, since it often did not stand against the wall (meuble meublant) but was moved about the room (meuble volant); its special characteristic is a raised back, which may form a little cabinet or a nest of drawers, or open shelves, which might be closed with a tambour , or may simply be fitted with a mirror. The top, often surrounded with a chased and gilded bronze gallery, serves for placing small ornaments. Beneath the writing surface there is usually a single drawer,[2] often neatly fitted for toiletries or writing supplies. Early examples were raised on slender cabriole legs; under the influence of neoclassicism, examples made after about 1775 had straight, tapering legs.
- Dimensions:Height: 52 in (132.08 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1850
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Rochester, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: 6264091stDibs: LU1585241583832
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