A fine quality antique French kingwood writing table, dating from around 1880, crafted in the Louis XV style.
This elegant piece features beautifully figured kingwood veneers laid in a chevron pattern, richly enhanced with finely cast ormolu mounts adorning the legs, corners, and drawer.
The red top shows age-related wear and can be replaced in your choice of colour upon request. The table stands gracefully on slender cabriole legs with ormolu sabots and features a central drawer with an ornate Bacchus mask escutcheon.
A versatile piece ideal as a writing table, centre table, or side table, equally suited to both traditional and eclectic interiors.
🪄 Condition:
Good antique condition with age-related surface wear. Leather top worn and replaceable at cost if desired.
Worldwide shipping available.
Placement & Styling:-
This striking 19th-century writing table brings refined Parisian elegance to a variety of settings.
It is perfectly suited to a study, drawing room, or bedroom, where it can serve as a statement bureau, dressing table, or console.
Its warm kingwood tones and gilt bronze mounts pair beautifully with silk drapery, marble fireplaces, and rich wall colours — offering timeless sophistication in both classic and contemporary interiors.
measurements
Height:
74 cm
Width:
106 cm
Depth:
65 cm
measurements
declaration
Hawkins Antiques has clarified that the Antique French Kingwood Ormolu Writing Table c.1880 — Louis XV Style (LA550971) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1890