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Collections > Furniture > Writing table (bureau plat)

Writing table (bureau plat)

Veneered in kingwood on oak, with gilt-bronze mounts and a velvet writing panel.
A bill from Monbro dated April 1856 records the supply of this piece for 620 francs for the Blue Salon at John Bowes' Paris house, 7 rue de Berlin.
Size: Height: 73 cm; Length: 123 cm: Width: 66.5 cm.

Artist / Maker: Monbro

School: French

Place: Paris

Object Type: table

Period: Napoleon III

Actual Date: c. 1856

Century: 19th century

Materials: Kingwood, Beech wood, Ormolu, Velvet

Museum Accession Number: FW.120