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Donkey's back desk with rosewood and violetwood...

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Donkey's back desk with rosewood and violetwood veneer decoration. It is curved on three sides, and opens with a flap concealing a small box with two drawers and a double back in the central part. It opens at the waist to a wide drawer and rests on a cambered base. Decorated with gilded bronzes. Stamped by JC ELLAUME and stamped under the front crosspiece. Parisian work, Louis XV period Jean-Charles Ellaume was received as Master in Paris on November 6, 1754. Height 87.5 cm, width 67 cm, depth 41 cm Restorations to the veneer and replacquered back and interior pull. Expert : Henry COLLET - 06 61 61 97 17 - bertrand.collet158@orange.fr