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20TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu-mounted rosewood, fruitwood and marquetry secretaire a abbatant
20th Century
In the Napoleon III style, inlaid overal with cartouche-shaped panels of floral marquetry, the serpentine fronted moulded rectangular Rouge Languedoc marble top above a concave-sided frieze and a hinged fall front, the reverse with a purple velvet-lined writing surface, enclosing a maple-lined interior with four drawers, above three drawers and a waved apron, the keeled angles headed by foliate mounts, on splayed legs with pierced foliate sabots, marble top broken and restored
132cm. high x 66cm. wide x 30cm. deep
20th Century
In the Napoleon III style, inlaid overal with cartouche-shaped panels of floral marquetry, the serpentine fronted moulded rectangular Rouge Languedoc marble top above a concave-sided frieze and a hinged fall front, the reverse with a purple velvet-lined writing surface, enclosing a maple-lined interior with four drawers, above three drawers and a waved apron, the keeled angles headed by foliate mounts, on splayed legs with pierced foliate sabots, marble top broken and restored
132cm. high x 66cm. wide x 30cm. deep
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