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Around 1780, The Netherlands

Oakwood veneered with satinwood, amaranth, rosewood, mahogany and several other woods

(height) 58.3 in (width) 33.9 in (depth) 16.5 in

(height) 148 cm (width) 86 cm (depth) 42 cm

Secretaire

This secretaire à abattant is modelled with one long drawer above a fall-front enclosing a fitted interior and two cupboard-doors. The fall-front is inlaid with a round European lacquered panel depicting two figures amidst an oriental landscape, The lacquered panels of the two cupboard doors show each a different decoration of flowers. The canted angles corners are inlaid with a marquetry of trellis, raised on four octagonal tapering feet.