Design for a Louis XVI Period Style Desk
Design for a period style, Louis XVI desk (bureau) rendered in perspective. The design is characterized by four slender baluster-shaped legs. It has two drawers on the front side and a mask in the shape of a lion's head as an ornament on the sides. The desk top appears to have been clad in green leather. The measurements for the desk are given (H x W x D = 0.77m x 1.40m x 0.70m) and an inscription identifies the wood as ebony with bronze ornaments.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Louis XVI Period Style Desk
- Artist: Mewès and Davis (active London and Paris, from 1900)
- Artist: Charles-Frédéric Mewès (French, Strasbourg 1860–1914 Paris)
- Artist: Arthur Joseph Davis (British, Bayswater 1878–1951 Wimbledon)
- Date: ca. 1900–14
- Medium: Watercolor over graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 5/16 in. (20 x 31.2 cm) [half of the folio]
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.502.1.3(10)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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