Large Louis XVI Napoleon III ministerial desk

Very large Louis XVI style ministerial desk with 5 front drawers with key, trompe l'oeil back
Brass-inlaid wood decoration, together with a bronze Bacchus mask on the sides, bronze asparagus motifs on the legs and smooth bronze rings & sabots. 2 side slides pull out to give you even more working space

The leather tops are original and therefore show signs of use: rubbed gilding, marks & small impacts: new leathers can be fitted by me at the buyer's expense – around €1,000 for the 3 pieces at Fey, master leather craftsman in Paris –

A slight bowing of the top towards the front, due to the load, should be noted; this desk is very heavy.

A truly remarkable model for its rare dimensions; I had never before seen one of this size, 200 x 100 cm excluding the slides