French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bonheur du Jour Desk, Gilt Bronze Mounted, Circa 1880–1900 Beveled mirror plate intact with

Beveled mirror plate intact with minor signs of age

A striking and deeply romantic true 18th century pendant pair

• Velvet mat and original gilt bronze frame

finish revived)

These paper labels were often lost over time

French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bonheur du Jour Desk, Gilt Bronze Mounted, Circa 1880–1900 Beveled mirror plate intact withFrench Louis XV Style Marquetry Bonheur du Jour Desk, Gilt Bronze Mounted, Circa 18801900 A late 19th century French bonheur du jour desk, executed in the Louis XV taste and richly inlaid with geometric marquetry throughout. The form is elegant and feminine, raised on slender cabriole legs and fitted with a superstructure of open shelving supported by delicate turned uprights. The surfaces are decorated in repeating parquetry patterns, creating depth