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 items.

Main features
Type: Fall-front desk, a classic piece often used as a domestic desk or secretary.
Material: solid walnut wood, probably, with inlays of different woods, such as maple, visible on the top and on the drawers.
Style: The shape and the tapered, drum-conical legs suggest the influence of the Louis XVI or Directory period.
Details: It has two large drawers at the bottom and, inside the fall-front compartment (scarabattolo).

Conditions: The condition of the piece is impeccable, in pristine patina and polish. The market value of these antique pieces varies widely depending on the exact era, provenance, condition, and quality of the inlay; this particular Italian piece from the mid-19th century is of rare beauty, given the high quality of the maple inlays, a testament to great Italian cabinetmaking. The shipping is tracked and insured.