Period-style Designs for a Writing Desk with Chinoiserie Decorations (Louis XV)
Page a design for a writing desk inspired by models from the mid 18th century. The desk is executed in a grey tone with gilt mouldings along the edges and legs. Compartments with chinoiserie decorations have been placed on the front and side of the piece.
Artwork Details
- Title: Period-style Designs for a Writing Desk with Chinoiserie Decorations (Louis XV)
- Artist: Mewès and Davis (active London and Paris, from 1900)
- Artist: Charles-Frédéric Mewès (French, Strasbourg 1860–1914 Paris)
- Artist: Arthur Joseph Davis (British, Bayswater 1878–1951 Wimbledon)
- Date: ca. 1900–14
- Medium: Watercolor over graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 7 13/16 in. (30.6 × 19.8 cm) [half of the folio]
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.502.1.4(31)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1900–14
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1900–14
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1900–14
Mewès and Davis
ca. 1900–14
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1900–14
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