Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

Louis XIV Style Ormolu-Mounted Leather-Top Tulipwood Bureau Plat

Price realized
$1,920
Pre-sale estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Hammer price
$1,500
Category
Dressers, Desks & Vanities
Sold
May 3, 2026
Sale
DAY 3- MAY 2026 "TREASURES FROM THE VAULTS OF A DALLAS DESIGNER"

Lot description

Louis XIV style tulipwood bureau plat/ writing desk, 19th c., shaped top with worn, inset oxblood leather writing surface, above single drawer, raised on stretcher-joined tapered and cabriole legs headed by bronze dore ram masks and Corinthian capitals, ending on sabots, approx 28.75"h, 40.5"w, 24"d, kneehole: approx 22.5"h, 21 3/8"w Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship. Bonhams, London, May 20 to June 3, 2025, Selected Items from the Estate of Sir Brian Williamson, Lot 151

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.