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A Dutch satinwood, amaranth, marquetry and black and gilt-japanned secretaire a abattant
Circa 1780-1790
The canted rectangular chequerbanded top surmounted by a chequerbanded gallery, above a frieze drawer with featerbanded panels and centred by a panel depicting a bird, above a hinged fall-front with a rectangular floral panel surmounted by a ribbon-tied swag, with a green baize-lined writing-surface to the reverse, enclosing a fitted interior with one open compartment, four pigeon-holes and four drawers, above a pair of conformingly decorated doors with landscape panels, enclosing a plain interior with one shelf, the sides with simulated rectangular panels, the canted angles inlaid with chequerbanded motives, on square tapering legs terminating in brass toupie feet, restorations
150.5cm. high x 94cm. wide x 43.5cm. deep