Lot 351: A rare and important gilt bronze mounted plum mahogany architect's desk, in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), signed 'G. Durand', 19th century

A rare and important gilt bronze mounted plum mahogany architect's desk, in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), signed 'G. Durand', 19th century
in the early neo-classical style, the tooled leather inset top incorporating a hinge and stand arrangement, above frieze drawers and raised on chamfered tapering square legs
78cm high, 137cm wide, 90cm deep

Provenance
The Guinevere Collection, London