Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875 Decorative Arts For the Imperial War Museum

For the Imperial War Museum he painted the large

which later became the California Institute of the Arts

Isabella Howland (1895–1974) was an American painter

the original door key is present

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Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875 Decorative Arts For the Imperial War MuseumSOLD 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