PROBABLY VENETO, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A NORTH ITALIAN IVORY-INLAID EBONY AND ROSEWOOD SECRETAIRE-COMMODE**
PROBABLY VENETO, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
THE RECTANGULAR TOP CENTRALLY INLAID WITH A STAR AND SURROUNDED WITH FURTHER GEOMETRIC AND LINE INLAY, THE TOP CENTRALLY HINGED AND LIFTING OVER A FALL-FRONT FRIEZE DRAWER TO REVEAL A FITTED WRITING SURFACE WITH TWO RANGES OF FIVE DRAWERS FLANKING A CENTRAL COMPARTMENT, ALL ABOVE THREE LONG DRAWERS WITH CIRCULAR STAR AND LINE INLAY AND SEA PUTTI HANDLES, THE SIDES SIMILARLY INLAID, ON LATER BUN FEET, DRAWER HANDLES REPLACED
43½ IN. (110.5 CM.) HIGH, 56 IN. (142 CM.) WIDE, 27½ IN. (70 CM.) DEEP

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

A SECRETAIRE-COMMODE OF CLOSELY RELATED FORM INLAID WITH IVORY ROUNDELS AGAINST AN EBONY GROUND IS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA E ARTE OF TRIESTE AND IS ILLUSTRATED IN C. ALBERICI, IL MOBILE VENETO, MILAN, 1980, P. 126, PL. 166.

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