Writing table - Directory, mid-19th century. Walnut, maple. - Walnut, Maple - 19th-century fall-front writing desk

The object shown is a fall-front desk, an antique piece with a hinged top that lowers to create a writing surface. It is likely to date from the 19th century, as suggested by visual research of similar objects.
Main features
Type: Fall-front desk, a classic piece often used as a domestic writing desk or secretary.
Material: Solid walnut wood, probably, with inlays in different woods, such as maple, visible on the top and on the drawers.
Style: The shape and the tapered, trunk-form legs suggest the influence of the Louis XVI or Directory period.
Details: It has two wide drawers at the bottom and, inside the fall-front compartment (scarabatto)
Condition: The condition of the piece is impeccable ('in prima patina e lucidatura'). The market value of these antique pieces varies greatly depending on the exact period, provenance, conditions, and the quality of the inlay; this one, Italian, mid-19th century, is a piece of rare beauty, notable for the quality of the maple inlays, a work of great Italian cabinetmaking. The shipment is tracked and insured.