Caption
Design for a ladies' desk, drawing, album page, Design for a ladies' desk in mahogany with a drawer in the top, four drawers in the upper section and above that two shelves with decorated woodcarving in the upper section on turned legs. The back of the page numbered: 63, the opposite page with information about the depicted furniture numbered: 63 bis. Part of an album with 80 pages of drawings and a print of veneered and lacquered furniture, as well as seating., inscription: '70 Bureau de Dames en acajou à etagères 30, ''…'' aux guillochure 30 p.', Paris (possibly), c. 1825 - c. 1839, draftsman (artist), paint (coating), materials by function, paper, ink, watercolor (paint), pencil, pen, brush, pen in gray with brush in colors, written numbers in pencil, height 240 mm, width 310 mm, writing-table, writing-desk, A tall wooden piece of furniture with a reddish finish standing on twisted carved legs connected by a twisted stretcher, featuring a rectangular top section with an open shelf framed by ornate scrollwork along the back and sides and supported by curved carved brackets, a lower shelf area with an inset dark rectangular panel, multiple flat drawer fronts with subtle woodgrain patterns and small decorative key escutcheons, and turned ornamental details on the legs and stretcher, all set against a plain light background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A81_427
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Rights managed
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39.0Mb (7.1Mb) / 10.5in x 14.4in / 3157 x 4323 (300dpi)