Joseph Viez, Bureau Cylindre Stamped Louis XVI period About 1785

Joseph Viez, Louis XVI period stamped Cylinder desk

Circa 1785

A sumptuous Louis XVI period Cylinder Desk in Mahogany and Flamed Mahogany veneer, resting on Fluted and Tapered Legs ending in Gilded Bronze Sabots. It opens with six drawers and a flap on the front. The flap reveals three drawers, niches and a writing tablet upholstered in Petit Fer gilded Havana leather.

This Desk is topped with a Grey Veined White Marble Top encircled by an openwork Gilded Brass Gallery. Its fluted uprights. Lower right-hand drawer concealing a chest. Beautiful Gilded Bronze ornamentation such as Sabots, Bagues, Galerie, Entrées de Serrures, Boutons de Tirge, Encadrements de Drairoirs. Very Fine Wood Type, Flamed Mahogany, Fine Finish of Beaded Friezes at Cylinder Level, Drawer Frames. Has its own Key. Nice proportions.

Furniture of great quality of execution and very fine proportions, stamped by the hand of the famous cabinetmaker JOSEPH VIEZ, Reçu Maître in 1786 and stamped with the JME, Poinçon des Jurandes. This desk combines practicality with its numerous storage spaces and writing tablet, and elegance with its refined, elegant curves and superb wood. This Exceptional Piece with a lot of Character, testifying to the Refinement of French Louis XVI Period Furniture, will Sublimate Your Interior.

Joseph Viez - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Mastered on July 6, 1786, in the Faubourg Saint-Germain. He made pieces in mahogany, veneer and marquetry. After obtaining his master's degree in 1786, Joseph VIEZ set up his workshop and furniture store in the Faubourg Saint-Germain, rue des Cordeliers in the Cour du Commerce, unlike his colleagues in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. His production - chests of drawers, secretaries and desks - was in the classic Louis XVI style, executed in mahogany, veneer and shaded marquetry. An inventory drawn up on his death mentions, among other items, a trictrac table forming a desk and piquet table, a small child's secretary and a man's toilet.

Louis XVI period, circa 1785, 18th century.

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Dimensions :

Height: 108 cm

Width: 97 cm

Depth: 48 cm

Legroom height: 57 cm

In good condition, leather in used condition.

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Ref: FR1TJPB156