French Desk

France, 19th Century

$1,195

Antique One-Of-A-Kind Oh So French!

Found in Béziers, this 19th-century French desk is a small writing table, the kind a house kept by a window for the light. Before anyone had a study, the family's letters and accounts got done at a table like this, the single drawer holding the pen, the ink, and whatever still needed answering. The carpenter shaped the apron into soft curves and left the legs plain and square, the one bit of decoration on a table built to be worked at. Sylvie uses it as a desk by a window, or in an entry with a lamp and the day's post waiting in the drawer.

Minor variations from the images may occur unless otherwise noted. All sales are final.

Age:: 19th Century
Country of Origin:: France
Material:: Wood
Dimensions:: 29.25" H x 39.5" W x 22.0" D

Notes from Sylvie:

Dear collector, as with many antiques, this piece may show signs of its age, including subtle repairs, a bit of movement, cracks, scratches, small holes, and surface variation from years of use. The surface of this antique exhibits cracks, variation in texture, and variation in varnish.

All items are final sale.