Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875 Sculpture Both the stainless steel table

Both the stainless steel table base & glass top are original

John Povey died in 1917

5" wide X 11" deep (max

The cabinet originally from the mid-Atlantic states

architectural views and landscapes with peasants

Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875 Sculpture Both the stainless steel tableSOLD A fine late 19th century antique French painted & gilded mechanical Cylinder desk, by Paul Sormani, circa 1875. This very elegant antique cylinder desk by one of the preeminent French cabinet makers of the late 19th century. The desk having a mechanical auction when the drawer is opened the cylinder top retracts to reveal a recessed pen storage area and two removable glass inkwells, both original to the desk. The fold out writing surface having