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<p>[QUOTE="RichEagle, post: 212817, member: 4064"]I have been asked whether I would be interesting in buying a desk from some people I know, I am really interested in buying, but wanted to get some feedback. The owners don’t know much about it, other than it was described as a Louis XVI Cylinder Desk. They say that it is made out of Rosewood and has an Italian Marble top. It has a mechanical function in that when you open the main drawer, the roll top area opens and the drawers at the top are unlocked. The desk certainly shows age and has significantly darkened on the exterior. The interior wood is quite a bit lighter.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are no markings on the desk to speak of, except for on the small drawers at the top of the desk. They are numbered 1 – 3 in what appears to be pencil. The dovetails look to be hand made, but I am not 100% sure of that. I have included several pictures below. Any details you can provide would be very much appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]62423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]62424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]62425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]62426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RichEagle, post: 212817, member: 4064"]I have been asked whether I would be interesting in buying a desk from some people I know, I am really interested in buying, but wanted to get some feedback. The owners don’t know much about it, other than it was described as a Louis XVI Cylinder Desk. They say that it is made out of Rosewood and has an Italian Marble top. It has a mechanical function in that when you open the main drawer, the roll top area opens and the drawers at the top are unlocked. The desk certainly shows age and has significantly darkened on the exterior. The interior wood is quite a bit lighter. There are no markings on the desk to speak of, except for on the small drawers at the top of the desk. They are numbered 1 – 3 in what appears to be pencil. The dovetails look to be hand made, but I am not 100% sure of that. I have included several pictures below. Any details you can provide would be very much appreciated! [ATTACH=full]62423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]62424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]62425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]62426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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