Featured Writing Desk - Style and approximate value?

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  1. Ottoza

    Ottoza New Member

    Hello everyone, can someone help this antique furniture to identify?
    I found some keywords such as boulle style, frech lady desk, napellon III style etc..
    But I am not sure about its correct age and approximate value:

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  2. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    Well that is a LOVELY piece! I would be inclined to say French Napoleon III brass inlaid ebonized Bonheur du Jour desk. Can you show a side shot of the drawer construction? What do the locking mechanisms look like?
     
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  3. mark737

    mark737 Well-Known Member

    This one pictured was sold by an Austrian auction house and described as:
    End of the 19th century, so-called Makart style, pear or oak veneered and ebonized polished hardwood frame on turned legs, floral brass sheet and mother-of-pearl decor, 5 drawers, top with 2 doors and connecting gallery, green felt covering, 125 x 102 x 62 cm, Ornamental bronze fittings, neat condition.
    It sold for $1200 in 2015

    I wasn't familiar with Makart or Makartstil but did some quick research. Hans Makart was a Viennese artist whose studio was famous for its decor in the 1870's and 80's due largely to photographs like the one below.


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  4. mark737

    mark737 Well-Known Member

    Another view of his studio by unknown artist.
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  5. Ottoza

    Ottoza New Member

    Thanks for quick responses.
    I have some photos for Laura or anyone to be sure about its style:

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  6. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    @James Conrad , @verybrad
    Thought y'all may want to see this desk.
    I cannot remember who else loves wood furniture.
     
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  7. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    Looks like Mark solved the mystery!!! Really spectacular piece!
     
  8. James Conrad

    James Conrad Well-Known Member

    Yep, did! Gold Star to Mark!
     
  9. Ottoza

    Ottoza New Member

    So, thanks for all!
    It was my first post here and u all really very helpfull.
    I liked this forum and I will keep sharing some antiques to get information and I hope I will help others also.
     
  10. mark737

    mark737 Well-Known Member

    You're quite welcome. Fortunately there was a very similar one online that made an image search quick and easy. For what it's worth, these two came up in the search as well. The first one sold at auction for $2600 and was described as 19th century Austrian in walnut and burlwood. The second photo is very similar, but without the top piece. Unfortunately there was no description for it.
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  11. Ottoza

    Ottoza New Member

    Yeah, I am using google image search but I couldn't find this desk. I mean I found similar images but I couldn't see ur first picture from Makart, it is really similar. So thanks you again!
     
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  12. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Wow that’s a truly beautiful desk. Hope it’s no longer standing outside on the pavers :)
     
  13. mark737

    mark737 Well-Known Member

    I don't use Google for image searches. Pinterest is the best for finding similar images, and very easy with the Chrome extension.
     
  14. James Conrad

    James Conrad Well-Known Member

    Great tip! installed it and it works well, much better than google image search.
    Google is pretty much worthless on images.
     
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  15. mark737

    mark737 Well-Known Member

    The Pinterest image search tool is pretty amazing, far better than anything else I've tried. I'm sure Google and Facebook are working on better image search tools but for now Pinterest has them beat by a mile.
     
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  16. Fern77

    Fern77 Well-Known Member

    Amazing piece in what it seems rather good condition. Go Mark737!
     
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