Small whitewashed desk

Small desk from the 40s. Child's desk in whitewashed oak. It opens with 1 drawer and 1 door on the front, the latter revealing 4 drawers. Diamond patterns on the top and the door. Key, handle and shoes in gilded brass. Admirable quality work from the 40s/50s dlg maison dominique, arbus... L 85, p 55, h 75 cm. Knee height 58 cm. Beautiful state of conservation consistent with its age. What is a whitewashed piece of furniture Whitewash is a decorative technique intended to bring out the grain of wood. It consists of digging out the softest veins and then filling the grain with a white or pastel wax which highlights them by contrast.