Design for a 'piano desk', drawing, album page, Design for a so-called 'piano desk' with a flap and three drawers in the arrangement. The page on the back is numbered: 65, the opposite page with information about the depicted furniture is numbered: 65 bis. Part of an album with 80 pages of drawings and a print of veneered and lacquered furniture, as well as seating., inscription: '71 Bureau piano 3½ 4 4½, Bureau à cylendre 4 4½ 5', 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 wooden writing desk with a raised back section and carved turned legs is shown from the front, the wood rendered in warm reddish-brown tones with visible grain patterns and small round brass knobs on drawer faces, a central pull-out writing surface covered in deep purple material with a narrow...
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Design for a 'piano desk', drawing, album page, Design for a so-called 'piano desk' with a flap and three drawers in the arrangement. The page on the back is numbered: 65, the opposite page with information about the depicted furniture is numbered: 65 bis. Part of an album with 80 pages of drawings and a print of veneered and lacquered furniture, as well as seating., inscription: '71 Bureau piano 3½ 4 4½, Bureau à cylendre 4 4½ 5', 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 wooden writing desk with a raised back section and carved turned legs is shown from the front, the wood rendered in warm reddish-brown tones with visible grain patterns and small round brass knobs on drawer faces, a central pull-out writing surface covered in deep purple material with a narrow decorative border, open side panels revealing dark inner compartments and small drawers, and brass corner fittings on the folded surfaces.

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Design piano desk drawing album page -called flap three drawers arrangement page back numbered 65 opposite page information depicted furniture 65 bis Part album 80 pages drawings print veneered lacquered furniture well seating inscription 71 Bureau piano 3½ 4 4½ Bureau à cylendre 4 4½ 5 Paris c 1825 - c 1839 draftsman artist paint coating materials function paper ink watercolor pencil pen brush gray colors written numbers height 240 mm width 310 mm writing-table writing-desk wooden writing desk raised back section carved turned legs shown front wood rendered warm reddish-brown tones visible grain patterns small round brass knobs drawer faces central pull- writing surface covered deep purple material narrow decorative border open side panels revealing dark inner compartments small drawers brass corner fittings folded surfaces

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