{"product_id":"antique-french-secretaire-desk-louis-xv","title":"Antique French Secrétaire Desk Louis XV","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePatricia and Walter still remember the moment they spotted this secretaire at the brocante in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue — and it's not hard to see why it stopped them in their tracks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA French provincial secretaire, likely in pine and walnut — this is an unusually practical form: a slant-front writing desk above, with cupboard doors below, designed to keep correspondence and household papers neatly out of sight. The front face is arranged with two small upper drawers flanking a central panel, a wider drawer beneath, and modest brass knob and bail hardware throughout. A small decorative brass escutcheon centres the slant lid. A scalloped apron runs along the base, and the piece stands on gently curved cabriole legs — provincial Louis XV in spirit, unpretentious and well-proportioned. The warm patina is the kind that only comes with decades of use.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThey found it at the Sunday brocante in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, the canal-threaded Vaucluse town that has become one of France's most celebrated antiques destinations. Its permanent antiques villages and weekly market draw dealers and collectors from across Europe, making it a reliable hunting ground for exactly this kind of honest, characterful provincial piece. At Chanteduc, the secretaire has lived for decades, most recently in the dining room. In a contemporary home, it works equally well as a writing desk, a drinks station or a sideboard — a piece with genuine history and the warm, lived-in patina that no reproduction can replicate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and wear consistent with age and use.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall when closed 31\" high x 17¾\" deep x 37½\" wide \u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall when closed 79cm high x 45cm deep x 95cm wide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54310839517522,"sku":"25492","price":3340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC02075_f2733017-5a75-4ff8-9e0e-6915bb7c6e2d.jpg?v=1787230217","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/antique-french-secretaire-desk-louis-xv","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}