Mercier FrÈres Louis XVI Style Bureau Plat. Gilt bronze mounts and inlay throughout, inlay includes diamond marquetry patterns and floral sprays; gilt tooled inset brown leather top; three drawers. Red metal badge to drawer interior reads 'mobilier / decorations / anciens / modernes / mercier freres / 100 fg ST ANTOINE paris'; '1214' incised to the pull backsides, '1304' impressed to the wood on the underside. {Approximate dimensions: 29 1/4 high x 55 1/4 wide x 27 1/4 inches deep.}. Provenance: Property of a Private California Collection. _x000B_Mercier Freres produced some of the most notable 19th Century Furniture and Tapestries made in the style of Louis XIV. Francois Linke is among the designers who furnished the company with drawings for desks, etc. The firm participated in a number of international fairs from the mid-19th Century til the mid-1920s._x000B_ Condition: Wear and stains to leather top, minor rubbing to the gilt. Some stains to the top surface finish. Bronze with patina and minor rubbing. Minor wear to finish. Very light surface wear overall considering age. Key available.