French Victorian Ladies Desk With Kingwood Marquetry Inlay, 1950s

This elegant 19th-century Victorian drop-leaf side table is crafted in richly toned wood, showcasing the warm colour and fine grain characteristic of the period. The table features t...

Elegant oval side table crafted in wood and richly decorated with fine marquetry, inspired by the Louis XVI style. The tabletop features an intricate inlaid pattern combining floral ...

Spanish Renaissance Revival console table crafted in solid wood, dating from the early 20th century. The front features two drawers with elegant geometric carved panels and original ...

This elegant early 20th-century console table, crafted in the Louis XVI style, features a refined design with clean neoclassical lines and beautifully proportioned tapered legs. The ...

This captivating French desk from the 19th century is illustrated with a border of highly detailed marquetry of contrasting mahogany to stand out from the walnut & fruitwood construc...

Italian elegant early 20th century Directoire writing desk in walnut massive and veneered with inlay on the top by Meroni & Fossati. Wax polished Useful height under central drawer 60 cm. To better understand the Directoire style of this desk Directoire style was a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design in France concurrent with the Directory (November 2, 1795–November 10, 1799), the later part of the French Revolution. The style uses Neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting. It is a style transitional between Louis XVI and Empire. The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later and more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire. The Directoire style reflected the Revolutionary belief in the values of republican Rome: "The stoic virtues of Republican Rome were upheld as standards not merely for the arts but also for political behaviour and private morality. Conventionels saw themselves as antique...

A beautiful small English Victorian mahogany writing table. An elegant fitted desk from the earlier part of 1900's. The desk comprises of two drawers, in an asymmetric format with th...

Very elegant Italian antique desk writing table with great veneer wood marquetry decorations, central drawer and nicely carved legs. Ideal in any room as a table or a stand alone cen...