CIRCA 1790-1800

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A RUSSIAN CEDAR AND BOXWOOD-INLAID CAMPAIGN SECRETAIRE-ON-STAND
CIRCA 1790-1800
The rectangluar top above a sloping fall-front enclosing a fitted interior with fourteen variously-sized drawers around a central cupboard concealing a further drawer with six additional drawers, on a collapsible stand, three drawers with Russian inscription to the underside

46 in. (117 cm.) high; 33¾ in. (86 cm.) wide; 16 in. (42 cm.) deep

来源

By repute, Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745-1813);
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 December 1999, lot 40.

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This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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This unusual travelling campaign bureau reputedly belonged to the celebrated military commander Prince Kutuzov, the famous Russian who was instrumental in forcing Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in 1812.

Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1745 -1813) was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. Kutuzov contributed much to the military history of Russia and is considered to have been one of the best Russian generals under the reign of Catherine II. He took part in three of the Russo-Turkish Wars and in the Napoleonic War, including two major battles at Austerlitz and the battle of Borodino, where under Kutuzov's command, the Russian army stopped the Grande Armée at the Battle of Borodino pushing the French out of the Russian homeland. In recognition of this, Kutuzov was awarded the title of Prince of Smolensk.