19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Rolltop Desk by Alfred Beurdeley
A French ormolu-mounted amaranth, sycamore, marquetry and parquetry bureau a cylindre after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener, by Alfred Beurdeley, Paris, last quarter 19th centuryThe rectangular galleried top inlaid wth lozenge parquetry, above a cylinder roll-top centered wth a ribbon-tied medallion inlaid with a musical trophy, the interior fitted with two pairs of drawers and two pigeon holes above a retractable writing slide, the sides inlaid with lozenge parquetry above a bas relief cast with cavorting putti, over a breakfront frieze set with a long drawer and flanking short drawers, on square tapering legs with acanthus-sheathed sabots, stamped A Beurdeley a Paris 41¼ in. (104. 8 cm.) high, 45 1/8 in. (115 cm.) wide, 25½ in. (64.7 cm.) deep