Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rosewood Marquetry Partner's Writing Table Desk 1860 Sold During his stay in Rome

During his stay in Rome he made many studies after the antique and developed an interest in classicism

[3] During this time

The lustre glaze follows pottery made by the Muslims in Spain during the Nasrid dynasties of the 13th Century to the 15th Century

In addition

The vessel having a ground pontil mark and marked with an etched signature "Sonja" and numbered "bP 2287"

Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rosewood Marquetry Partner's Writing Table Desk 1860 Sold During his stay in RomeA very fine quality antique French rosewood & kingwood marquety inlaid & ormolu mounted partner's writing table or Bureau Plat, in the manner of Jacques Dubois, circa 1860. This very attractive French writing table is of the highest quality, the desk is made from featherbanded rosewood, and is finely inlaid with satinwood wood marquetry leaf designs. The table is of serpentine bombe shape and has an inlaid Burgundy colored blind tooled & gilded