Antique Cylinder Desk in cherry and walnut | Louis XVI, France.

• Structurally inspected
• Adjusted and reinforced where necessary
• Furniture ready for use

A home office requires furniture that can be closed. Not to hide anything, but because when the lid is lowered, the work disappears, and the room returns to being a living room.

This cylinder desk was made in France between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in the Louis XVI style: fluted uprights, straight tapered legs, and octagonal bronze mounts with a pearl border. We chose it for its solid cylinder, made from a single piece with a molded panel, which is the less common variant of this type of furniture.

The front and sides are veneered with cherry quartersawn panels and cross-banded walnut, with the grain running against the bias, creating that orange flame pattern. Lifting the cylinder reveals small drawers in three columns and a pull-out writing surface, lined with aged fabric. Below, four long lockable drawers, all with their keys. The drawers are joined with hand-cut dovetails, and the locks are made of wrought iron with individually riveted nails.

124 cm wide, 60 cm deep, and 126 cm high, with the writing surface at 90 cm. It is a piece of furniture for an office, a living room nook, or a spacious master bedroom, where writing and discreet storage are needed.

WHAT TO LOOK AT CLOSELY

→ The dovetails. Large, irregular, with contraction cracks in the wood: they were hand-cut, and you can see them when you pull out any of the four drawers.

→ The wrought-iron lock. Iron plate with hand-riveted round-head nails, the same one that has secured the top drawer since the furniture was made.

→ The back. Hand-sawn boards, joined with wrought-iron nails, with the gaps left by the wood contracting over two centuries. It's the part almost no one looks at and the one that says the most.

INTERVENTION AND CONSERVATION — NAVALCARNERO WORKSHOP, MADRID

The entire internal structure, drawers, and cylinder mechanism were inspected. The bronze mounts were cleaned, and the wood received an exterior cleaning and finish. The original, deteriorated leather on the writing tray was replaced with aged fabric.

The signs of use have not been touched: they are as they were when the piece arrived from France.

Style: Louis XVI
Material: Cherry veneer with walnut banding; pine interior
Technique: Quarter-veneered, hand-cut dovetail joints
Finish: Wood cleaned and workshop-finished
Hardware: Octagonal bronze mounts with bead borders; forged iron locks with keys
Layout: Cylinder desk with interior drawers and writing slide; 4 long drawers
Dimensions: 124 cm (Width) × 60 cm (Depth) × 126 cm (Height) — writing surface at 90 cm
Condition: Restored, functional, with preserved signs of use. Functional locks.
Period: Late 18th – early 19th century (France)

124 cm (Width) × 60 cm (Depth) × 126 cm (Height) — writing surface at 90 cm

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