Nicolas Petit, Flat Desk In Stamped Mahogany, Louis XVI Period Circa 1770

Nicolas Petit, Flat Desk In Stamped Mahogany, Louis XVI Period

Around 1770

Charming Louis XVI Period Flat Desk in Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer, Resting on Four Tapered and Fluted Legs Ending in a Gilt Bronze Shoe.

This Desk Opens with Two Side Pulls and Four Drawers on the Front. Its Double Drawer on the Right Side Hides a Secret Chest. Its Tray and Pulls Trimmed with a Pretty Green Leather Top Gilded with Small Iron. Clover Locks Guarantee of Quality Manufacturing, Has a Key for the Secret Box and Two Clover Pull Keys, but do not allow the locks to be locked. Lock Entrances, Clogs and Pull Rings in Gilt Bronze.

Furniture with Sober and Elegant Lines, Stamped by the Famous and Renowned Master Cabinetmaker, Nicolas PETIT.

Nicolas Petit - Cabinetmaker. Paris. Master, 1761. We find his mark: N. Petit on a quantity of marquetry and ebony furniture, which prove his taste and talent. Having become a master in 1761, Nicolas Petit opened his workshop on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, under the name "Au Nom de Jésus". He worked there for more than thirty years, adapting without problem to the evolution of the different styles of the 18th century. century and very quickly acquired great notoriety. His career began with very refined chests of drawers with a curved shape in the Louis XV style, secretaries, desks, small tables, finely inlaid with flowering branches. With the appearance of "Greek taste" he took inspiration from classical art for the decoration of his furniture. His Transition Chests of drawers are often decorated with bronze made of two urns topped with drapery, others are inlaid with geometric or flower motifs. In the Louis XVI style, he mainly made furniture in solid wood, which he decorated with lacquered panels or mosaics. Overall, Nicolas Petit's furniture, with simple and classic decors, is always in good taste and made with care.

Work from the Louis XVI Period, Around 1770, 18th Century.

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Dimensions:

Height ; 72.5cm

Width: 114 cm

Depth: 53.5 cm

Total Width with Zippers: 172 cm

In good state of conservation.

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Ref: OG793YMC14