Lot Essay
For a secrétaire with identical ribbon-tied cornucopiae but with a slightly different lower section, see G. Wannenes, Mobili di Francia: l’Ottocento, Milan, 1987, p. 69, fig. 98.
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CIRCA 1825
Details
A CHARLES X ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, AMBOYNA, AMARANTH AND BIRD'S EYE MAPLE SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
CIRCA 1825
The white and grey veined marble top above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer and a fitted interior over cabinet doors opening to mahogany-lined drawers
58 in. (197.5 cm.) high, 39 in. (99 cm.) wide, 17 in. (43 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1825
The white and grey veined marble top above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer and a fitted interior over cabinet doors opening to mahogany-lined drawers
58 in. (197.5 cm.) high, 39 in. (99 cm.) wide, 17 in. (43 cm.) deep
Provenance
Isabel and Laurence Roberts, Baltimore, acquired for the Villa Aurelia, Rome while Roberts was the director of the American Academy in Rome.
Special notice
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