A BIEDERMEIER EBONIZED MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT

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A BIEDERMEIER EBONIZED MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT
CIRCA 1840, BALTIC

The superstructure with a balustrade above a central panel door flanked by columns between two carved doors above a frieze drawer and hinged front flanked by columns opening to reveal a fitted inlaid interior above three drawers on block feet--78in. (198cm.) high, 43in. (109cm.) wide, 23½in. (60cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A similar secrétaire at Schloss Detmold is illustrated in H. Kriesel, Die Kunst des Deutschen Möbels, 1973, fig. 461 and another related secrétaire from the Collection of Sir Philip Shelbourne, Myles Place, Hampshire was sold Christie's on the Premises, 25-26 October 1993, lot 319.