. Porcelain writing-table, the chased and gilt bronze mounting, the top formed from the remnants of a Kangxi period and set in a frieze of gadroons, bearing two cups and a figure in Mennecy soft porcelain of the and a figure in soft Mennecy porcelain from the 18th century century, the first forming an inkwell and sand box, the latter seated on a terrace from which two branches two branches form an arm of light. Louis XV period. Length: 22.5 cm. Provenance : - Galerie Jacques Perrin, Paris, - Edgar Faure Collection, Paris Our writing desk is a perfect illustration of the taste for the exotic that was in vogue in the early years of Louis XV's reign. in the early years of Louis XV's reign. It bears witness to the the imagination and inventiveness of haberdashery dealers who, like Lazare Duvaux like Lazare Duvaux, knew how to adapt porcelain from the Far East to European European taste by creating objects of great luxury with the addition of a which gave them a new purpose. For a writing table of similar design, see the Coutau Bégarie sale, 28 May 2021, lot 172