Period-style Designs for a Writing Desk with Chinoiserie Decorations (Louis XV)

Mewès and Davis
Charles-Frédéric Mewès French
Arthur Joseph Davis British

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Page a design for a writing desk inspired by models from the mid 18th century. The desk is executed in a grey tone with gilt mouldings along the edges and legs. Compartments with chinoiserie decorations have been placed on the front and side of the piece.

Period-style Designs for a Writing Desk with Chinoiserie Decorations (Louis XV), Mewès and Davis (active London and Paris, from 1900), Watercolor over graphite

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