A Fabulous 19th Century French Empire Style Office Desk with Ormolu Mounts by Saddier et Ses Fils Paris

Description: A fabulous 19th Century French Empire style well figured mahogany office desk, finely hand carved and of exceptional quality with rich patination, grain and decorated profusely with elaborate finely cast ormolu Empire Neoclassical ornamentation comprising of ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian influenced motifs throughout, by Saddier et Ses Fils, Paris.  The well figured, moulded top of rectangular form is fitted with a gorgeous red gilt embossed tooled leather writing skiver surface, raised over a panelled frieze with one centred long drawer flanked with two short drawers, all with reeded panelled detail and ormolu mounted with winged classical figures with trumpets, foliate, applied flowerhead paterae, anthemion and richly scrolling foliate motif detail, above an arrangement of eight pedestal panelled drawers to the fore flanking the kneehole fitted with foliate cast ormolu escutcheons.  This stunning piece features four striking caryatid classical figural pilasters to the both the rear and fore of the desk, each with the head and bust of a beautiful Classical female Egyptian figure donned with royal Egyptian headdresses crowning hair which is styled in ringlets and tied in low bows set upon a plinth, above a tapering mahogany pilaster support mounted with stylised acanthus leaves and terminating with ormolu female feet.  The rear of the desk is also impressively decorated with the other matching arrangement of four of the caryatid classical figural pilasters, flanking a series of three panels with ormolu mounts to the central reserves.  The central panel features a two wheel racing chariot pulled by horses aloft the clouds driven by a classical winged charioteer and the other pair of panels featuring winged classical female figures bearing urns, the entire supported on platform plinth base. Mahogany Type: 'Santos Mahogany'   Dimensions: H: 31.25 in / 79.3 cm   W: 62.75 in / 159.7 cm   D: 35.25 in / 89.6 cm  Knee Hole H: 25 in / 63.5 cm  Stock Reference No: A3554