Writing Desk
Former TitleBureau
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1815
MediumOak with mahogany veneer and ormolu mounts
DimensionsOverall: 40 1/2 x 52 x 31 inches (102.87 x 132.08 x 78.74 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the Mrs. Ralph O. Beistle Fund
Object numberF78-5
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DescriptionThe upper part fitted with three drawers. The top of the lower part with a hinged fall front, sliding back to reveal a leather-covered writing surface and two drawers. Three drawers underneath. The front supports in the shape of winged lions and ending in claw feet. Mounted with bronze doré acanthus-leaf border, floral and ornamental appliqués and handles. A special mechanism locks all drawers when the dest is closed.ProvenancePrince Adam Karol Czartoryski (b. 1940), Hôtel Lambert, Paris, by 1975 [1];
With Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York, stock no. 5411, by February 26, 1976-1978 [2];
Purchased from Rosenberg & Stiebel by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1978.
NOTES:
[1] Per Rosenberg & Stiebel invoice, dated February 9, 1978, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
[2] Frick Art Reference Library, New York, MS.065 Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive, Photographs – Card Files, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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