Louis XIII walnut desk • Small centre table in Renaissance style

Writing table or small desk in solid walnut, featuring a warm reddish-brown patina. We love the proud appearance of its turned baluster columns and the alternation of bulging shapes (pears or bulbs), grooves (the hollows), and rings (the protruding bands). This play of shadows and light gives rhythm and visual lightness to the base, joined by an elegant turned H-shaped stretcher. The junction between the elements is made with connecting blocks featuring monastic geometric lines. A beautiful way to invite the magnificence of architectural forms to shape this table with timeless decorative power. Illustrating the rigour of the High Era, this Neo-Renaissance piece from the 19th century adopts the decorative codes of the 17th century, blended with Italian, Spanish, and Flemish influences. A synthesis of the Arts that does not leave one indifferent, as its seductive power remains so strong! It withstands the ravages of time and fleeting fashions. It remains deeply rooted in its era while embracing our Modernity. Here is the "Highlander" of decoration, the Immortal; ) Furniture cleaned and polished with cedar oil to enhance its beauty. Did you know. Inherited from the 16th century, the H-shaped stretcher had a dual function: it ensured the perfect mechanical rigidity of a solid wood piece and allowed the user to rest their feet to isolate themselves from the cold floors of the time. Dimensions (cm): L101 X D67 X H75.