Louis XVI Style Ebonised Bureau Plat egg and dart With a patinated ebonised finish

With a patinated ebonised finish (probably later)

the ladder backs with carved and gilded detailing with a rush caned seat

gouache on board

Murano palmette glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect

Louis XVI Style Ebonised Bureau Plat egg and dart With a patinated ebonised finishLouis XVI Style Ebonised Bureau Plat A fine ebonised and gilt brass mounted bureau plat, the rectangular top inset with a rich cognac leather writing surface, tooled and gilt to the border, within a brass banded surround. The frieze fitted with five drawers a long central drawer flanked by two pairs of graduated drawers to either side each applied with gilt brass beaded mouldings and fitted with keyhole escutcheons of ormolu. The panelled side returns