Writing desk or drop-front cabinet with drawers, 17th-century style panels

Fall-front desk in seventeenth-century style with drawers and panel decoration

Elegant fall-front desk after the style of the seventeenth century. Made by hand, it brings together soundness, usefulness and refinement.

The body is well proportioned and carried on turned column legs, joined by stretchers that keep it steady. The careful joinery shows the quality of the build.

Front and sides are decorated with raised panels and moulded frames. These details create depth and movement and set off the wooden surface.

The upper flap opens to reveal an inside laid out with practical, well-spaced compartments. The writing surface is comfortable and usable every day.

Main features

• Type: fall-front desk
• Hand-painted floral decoration after the seventeenth century
• The enamel technique gives brilliance and depth to the colours, making the piece a furnishing element of great aesthetic impact. wood worked by hand
• Decoration: raised panels and moulded frames
• Structure: turned legs with joining stretchers
• The frame brings out the lightness of the object, while the gilded details add light and preciousness, making the piece a decorative element of great charm. Merlin Design Industriale – Made in Italy

Dimensions

• 59 × 33 × H 100 cm

Colour and finish

• warm wood tone
• natural grain in evidence
• a finish that brings out the honest look of the material

Use
This piece is right for:

• studies and work areas
• elegant halls
• classical or reception rooms

It joins practicality to decorative worth, becoming a piece that sets the tone of the room.

One of a kind

• collections of antiques
• made by hand
• great care over detail

Make and period

• made towards the end of the twentieth century
• Merlin art furniture workshop
• to a design by the architect Giuseppe Merlin