Old desk desk

Large adult-sized desk with inclined drop-leaf top. Handcrafted in the 1920s. The base has a pretty patina with vestiges of the different colors it has taken on over time (traces of beige and white). The top is painted matte black with some signs of wear. Inside, the bottom of the box bears a note annotated in gray pencil: "robert [...] October 3, 1929" and stains of purple ink in one corner. Dimensions: l104xp63xh73.5 (highest part of the inclined top) Good general condition for its age, some traces of woodworm (has been completely treated), a crack on the top across the width has been the subject of an old restoration (2 perpendicular wooden reinforcements visible inside) which was completed by filling with wood paste, a slot in the interior bottom of the box over the entire width was also filled with wood paste. wood (difference in color). The choice was made not to paint the interior in order to preserve the old inscription and the purple ink stains which contribute to the charm and history of this piece of furniture.

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