LOUIS XV "BUREAU DU ROI" CYLINDER DESK

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Price: $14,550.00 USD  - Currency Converter Shipping inside United States: $450.00 Shipping outside United States: Quoted at time of purchase

Description: This magnificent cylinder desk, a museum quality reproduction of the "Bureau du Roi" now located at the Palace of Versailles in France is undoubtedly one of the finest pieces of furniture we have ever had the opportunity of offering. The original Bureau du Roi ('King's desk'), known in France as the Secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV ("Louis XV roll-top secretary"), is the name given to the richly ornamented royal Cylinder desk whose construction was started under Louis XV and finished under Louis XVI of France. It is the most lavishly decorated desk ever made. Started in 1760, when the commission was formally announced by the Royal Court, its' first designer was Jean-François Oeben, the master cabinet maker of the royal arsenal. The full scale desk was finished in 1769 by his successor, Jean Henri Riesener, who had married Oeben's widow. Made for the new Cabinet du Roi at the Palace of Versailles, it was transferred to the Louvre Museum in Paris after the French Revolution, but was returned to the Palace of Versailles in the 20th century where it stands again in the room where it was standing prior to the Revolution, i.e. the Cabinet intérieur du Petit Appartement ("Inner study of the Private Apartments"), the famous study room where kings Louis XV and Louis XVI carried out their daily work, and inside which King Louis XVI took the decision to support the American insurgents in 1777. Secret diplomatic papers were kept inside the secretary's secret drawers, whose only key the king always carried with him. The desk is covered with intricate marquetry inlays. Solid brass Ormolu moldings of plaques, statuettes, miniature busts and vases further adorn its' surfaces. This outstanding piece was quite obviously not created for just anyone. It is designed to become a prized aquisition by a discerning collector or for an individual who demands ownership of the absolute finest piece of hand crafted furniture available in the marketplace today. **** Due to the unique nature of this very special piece, please allow 10 - 12 weeks for delivery ****

Status: For Sale	Reference#: D20
Condition: Excellent	Year: 2006
Country: France	Maker: Hand Crafted
Height: 61.375 in. (155.89 cm)	Depth: 39.75 in. (100.96 cm)
Width: 64.625 in. (164.15 cm)
Title: LOUIS XV STYLE "BUREAU DU ROI" CYLINDER DESK	Style: Louis XV
Materials: Wood, Brass Ormoulu	Type: Marquetry Inlay

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