A French ormolu-mounted amaranth, marquetry and tulipwood parquetry bureau plat

IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, BY GERVAIS DURAND, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A French ormolu-mounted amaranth, marquetry and tulipwood parquetry bureau plat
In the Louis XVI Style, By Gervais Durand, Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
3he rectangular top with a foliate-cast moulded edge, inset with an olive-green gilt-tooled leather writing surface, above the panelled frieze fitted with a central drawer above a deeper drawer flanking each side, the reverse with three apparent drawers, the sides each panelled and with a projecting central rectangular marquetry block, on square tapering legs each headed by a foliate clasp, above an acanthus collar, the corners of the leg inset with laurel, on acanthus-cast toupie feet, the underside twice stamped G. DURAND
55¼ in. (140.5 cm.) wide; 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) high; 27¼ in. (69 cm.) deep

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Specialising in the production of 18th century style furniture of the finest quality, Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand (b. 1839) worked from a number of workshop locations in Paris during the last quarter of the 19th century. With his son Frédéric-Louis joining him in around 1890, the firm altered its name to Durand et Fils.

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