Bureau du Roi
The cylindrical work table of Louis XV. , better known under the name “ Bureau du Roi ” (the king's desk), is a cylinder-shaped desk construction with richly decorated decorations, which was built in 1760 (until 1769) for King Louis XV. was made to measure. Work on the desk was started by Jean-François Oeben , one of the most famous cabinet-makers in the king's service, and completed by Johann Heinrich Riesener . The Louis-quinze-style desk is one of the most famous pieces of furniture in French history - the king had to wait around 10 years for its completion. It is in the rooms that were considered the inner cabinet area at the court at the time, in a room that was part of the king's small work wing in the Palace of Versailles .
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- Translation of French Wikipedia article
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Commons : Louis XV's roll-top secretary - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
