Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold with four more retes to

with four more retes to each corner

there are five further drawers below

4" tall X 3

with a carved kneehole with three drawers above

Nikolay Strulev

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold with four more retes toA 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