Desk set - Wood

Magnificent, authentic antique desk set consisting of a 19th-century French writing desk (bureau plat) with a matching armchair (fauteuil). This characterful ensemble is executed in the rich French Henry II / Neo-Renaissance style (Style Chasse), dating from circa 1870–1900.
The writing desk is made of solid oak with a warm, deep patina. The drawers at the front are equipped with detailed, hand-carved fox heads between acanthus leaves as handles, and a carved keyplate. The base features the characteristic spirally turned legs (barley-twist) with a decorative intermediate stretcher.
The matching armchair seamlessly complements this with the same turned legs and arm supports, finished with finely carved figurative heads at the ends of the armrests. The chair is upholstered in a classic woven gobelin fabric with a warm leaf-and-flower motif and finished around the edges with authentic copper nailheads.