Drop Front Desk
Manufacturer
Dominique
(French, early 20th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1925
MediumEbonized wood | Leather
DimensionsOverall: 61 x 15 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (154.9 x 38.7 x 90.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.1033
Not on view
DescriptionBlack cabinet pinched in at each side centers. Open compartment at top outlined by reptile skin (lizzard). Fitted interior of pale birch behind the drop-down writing flap. Flap covered with maroon leather with gold tooled border. Three drawers and two open compartments to writing section. Two door cabinet below.Published References20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE WORKS OF ART, SALE 1339, (Sotheby's: New York, Thur., Nov. 29, 1990), no. 421, b/w illus.
ca. 1790
1600-1850
