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CIRCA 1870
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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE CABINET
CIRCA 1870
The arched cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing a satinwood lined interior with two adjustable shelves above four short drawers, the secretaire fallfront with inset leather writing surface and three further drawers above a cupboard with a further shelf on a shaped plinth base, decorated throughout to simulate boulle-work, the locks stamped 'FICHET A PARIS' and numbered '22111, 22113 & 22114', one lock replaced, the secretaire pivot-angle brackets stamped 'Baumann Brevette SGDG', the reverse with two paper labels for 'Maple's Depository' inscribed 'Arnold'
101 in. (257 cm.) high; 47¼ in. (120 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1870
The arched cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing a satinwood lined interior with two adjustable shelves above four short drawers, the secretaire fallfront with inset leather writing surface and three further drawers above a cupboard with a further shelf on a shaped plinth base, decorated throughout to simulate boulle-work, the locks stamped 'FICHET A PARIS' and numbered '22111, 22113 & 22114', one lock replaced, the secretaire pivot-angle brackets stamped 'Baumann Brevette SGDG', the reverse with two paper labels for 'Maple's Depository' inscribed 'Arnold'
101 in. (257 cm.) high; 47¼ in. (120 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
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