Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875 Sculpture To the rear are corresponding

To the rear are corresponding panels also finely handpainted with landscape scenes

the base of the pedestal is of stepped form

the top supported by a pair of turned baluster shaped columnar supports

At sight the work does not seem to be signed

Antique 19th Century French Gilded & Painted Cylinder Desk by Paul Sormani 1875 Sculpture To the rear are correspondingSOLD 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