That is what you will be sitting at this elegant, extraordinary, and unique antique writing desk with its matching chair.
Of beautiful warm wood, this desk shows the influence of the art nouveau period, an artistic movement from the 1890s through 1910s that looked to nature for inspiration and is exemplified by undulating lines. Art nouveau was a reaction against staid academic art and the overdone and eclectic Victorian decor that jumbled together influences from disparate cultures and eras, from the Middle East to Gothic cathedrals. The term, meaning "New Art," was first used in the 1880s, but was popularized by the opening in 1895 of the Maison de l'Art Nouveau, an art gallery in Paris. Art nouveau furniture was influenced by the earlier British Arts and Crafts movement, which was also a rejection of overly ornate and imitative Victorian decor. As much as social as a decorative movement, Arts and Crafts denounced industrialization and the denigration of craftsmen, creating hand-crafted pieces of natural materials with form that fit function and understated decoration.
The top of the desk is hinged and lifts up, revealing a place to store books and papers. Atop the desk is a carved penholder and a metal ink pot so that one's writing materials are always conveniently at hand for when inspiration strikes.
Both the chair and desk are adjustable, allowing for custom comfort while you write.
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