Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold 5 cm X 71 cm

5 cm X 71 cm (low: 56 cm

The chair with carved ball finials and a carved backsplat with dragon and cloud form decoration

His workshops were awarded the Russian Imperial warrant

76 cm X 28 cm

5" deep when closed

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold 5 cm X 71 cmA very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped secretaire abattant, circa 1880. The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer chest), the feather banded rosewood case is sumptuously inlaid with floral fruitwood marquetry on the front and sides. The top has the original white Carrara marble, the secretary chest has very finely cast gilded bronze mounts, including a pair of crowned