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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED GREEN AND GRISAILLE-PAINTED SECRETAIRE-A-ABATTANT
LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED GREEN AND GRISAILLE-PAINTED SECRETAIRE-A-ABATTANT
LATE 19TH CENTURY
With galleried marble top above a frieze drawer and fall-front enclosing pigeon holes, an arrangement of drawers and a leather writing surface embossed with a coat-of-arms, above a pair of doors enclosing a shelf, some mounts incised f
52 in. (132 cm.) high, 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) wide, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay
A nearly identical cabinet by Alfred Beurdeley was sold from A Private Collection, Volume II, Sotheby's, New York, 19 April 2007, lot 46.
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