Cylinder desk

Cylinder desk

• Localisation : The Duke of Aumale’s Bedroom
• Année de création :1847
• Artiste :Jean-Michel et Guillaume Grohé

Description

Oak with pear wood, rosewood veneer, ebony and brass. Gilded bronze.

This cylinder desk by the cabinet makers Jean-Michel and Guillaume Grohé was a gift to the Duke of Aumale from his father Louis-Philippe in 1847. It is the type of desk referred to as a “minister desk”, with two pedestals descending to floor level on either side. It features an effigy of Louis XIV, depicted in the small bronze medallion on its upper part, which bears his name.