A bureau de pente, partly Louis XIV, the lower section adapted from a bureau Mazarin attributed to André-Charles Boulle, circa 1690, the upper section adapted, circa 1785 re-using earlier Louis XIV Boulle marquetry elements

A bureau de pente, partly Louis XIV, the lower section adapted from a bureau Mazarin attributed to André-Charles Boulle, circa 1690, the upper section adapted, circa 1785 re-using earlier Louis XIV Boulle marquetry elements 

gilt-bronze mounted, brown tortoiseshell and brass inlaid; the upper section with a première partie brown tortoiseshell and engraved brass marquetry slant front decorated with figures of Winter and Summer flanking a group of Apollo and Marsyas in chased and gilded bronze, the marquetry on the sides of later date decorated with dolphins, the interior with four drawers from the Louis XVI period veneered in green-stained burr wood simulating tortoiseshell; the base consisting of a Mazarin desk (without its top) with six drawers veneered in marquetry decorated with a Daphne mask and gilt bronze borders with a crowned C mark; resting on four double-scroll legs joined by a stretcher

height 43¾in.; width 46¾ in.; depth 24½ in.; 111 cm; 119 cm; 62 cm.

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Bureau de pente, la partie basse d'un bureau dit Mazarin attribué à André-Charles Boulle, vers 1690, la partie supérieure adaptée vers 1785 remployant des éléments de marqueterie d'époque Louis XIV

en marqueterie première partie d'écaille brune et laiton gravé, bronze doré

height 43¾in.; width 46¾ in.; depth 24½ in.; 111 cm; 119 cm; 62 cm.

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