Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints Marcel's mother and step-father

Marcel's mother and step-father

the base with a shaped skirt

pink & cream ground

in Greco-Roman antiquity Dionysius or Bacchus was often portrayed from childhood riding a goat

both from Paris

Antique French Louis XV Tulipwood Marquetry Ormolu Bureau Plat Writing Table Circa 1880 Drawings & Prints Marcel's mother and step-fatherSOLD 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