A fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood and mahogany bureau plat after Charles Cressent
François Linke or Antoine Krieger
late 19th century
The gilt banded top with inset gilt tooled leather writing surface above gilt mounts on the deep drawers depicting a charming scene of putti musicians piping and beating time for a dog deftly balancing on a knotted rope suspended from bold acanthus mounts surrounding the drawers, each side mounted with an equally whimsical scene of putti suspending the knotted rope for a Commedia del'Arte figure of a monkey dressed in pantaloons and Phrygian cap, each corner mounted with espagnolettes, her ruffled bodice flowing to scrolled acanthus vines ending in bold acanthus sabots; the lockplate is stamped MON THEAU THIEFFINES SUCCR SERRURIER PARIS
height 34 1/2in (88cm); width 84in (214cm); depth 39in (100cm)