Antique Napoleon III French desk/bureau plat in fine exotic wood with gilded bronze inserts. France, 19th century.

Antique French Napoleon III desk in fine exotic wood with finely chiseled gilded bronze application.

The top features an original period chiseled leather covering surrounded by a gilded bronze border.

The front is punctuated by three drawers embellished with gilded bronze leaf motif handles and vents.

The four corners are decorated with large half-length figures of women, typical of the period to which they belong.

The sides are surrounded like the front with bronze profiles with a leaf motif with a large mask in the centre.

The opposite face appears to be a mirror image of the main one.

The interiors appear to be in oak wood.

Condition: Restored by our master craftsmen with traditional shellac and handmade alcohol method.

Provenance: 19th century France.