Furniture
Louis XVI secretaire à abattant
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The story
This secretaire à abattant has a rectangular top made of Saint-Jean Fleuri marble and is constructed without a top drawer. The fall-front enclosing a fitted interior, contains five drawers and a cupboard door in satinwood with palisander crossbanding.
The fall-front and the doors are inlaid with a large marquetry banding with square corner ending. The bronze ornaments are not gilded but have their own bronze patina witch give this piece a rich but not overdone look. The Dutch Louis XVI period was very French inspired but much less excessive which gives these pieces a sereen look.
Former collection “kunst en antiekgalerie Het Loo”, fa. Weijermars.
Specifications
| All Furniture: | Desks |
| Style: | Louis XVI |
| Period: | Late 18th Century |
| Date of manufacture: | Ca. 1785-1788 |
| Place of Origin: | The Netherlands |
| Material: | Oak |
| Technique: | Veneered with satinwood, amaranth, palisander |
| Height: | 137 cm |
| Width: | 100 cm |
| Depth: | 45 cm |
| Condition: | Excellent |
