Louis XVI Inlaid Walnut Bureau Plat
The top with an inlaid leather writing surface with embossed edge within a herringbone parquetry inlaid band above a case inlaid overall with herringbone parquetry of beechwood, walnut and satinwood, with four drawers and line inlay describing faux drawers at the reverse, raised on fluted inlay tapering legs ending on gilt sabots.
30in (76cm) h. 52in (132cm) w. 24in (61cm) d.

Condition: Overall very good, considering age and use, with minor scratches to leather surface.

Provenance: Candace Barnes Antiques SF

Note: An early example of the intricate herringbone pattern in France was the design of the floor at the Chateau de Fontainebleau.
Dating from Roman Empire times the herringbone pattern is said to reflect the skeletal remains of the herring fish
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