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Le Secret
By Edouard Drouot
Located in New York, NY
ÉDOUARD DROUOT French, (1859-1945) Le Secret Patinated bronze; Signed E. Drouot. 25 1/2 X 10
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Late 19th Century Antique Secrets

Materials

Bronze

  • Le Secret
  • Antique Le Secret
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H 25.5 in W 10 in D 9.5 in
Miniature Chest with Secret
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A miniature chest with secret for Your jewels: a little brass rod closes all drawers from the top
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Secrets

Materials

Fruitwood

  • Miniature Chest with Secret
  • Antique Miniature Chest with Secret
  • Miniature Chest with Secret
  • Antique Miniature Chest with Secret
H 11.42 in W 15.36 in D 9.26 in
19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinarily cool 19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch with locket fitting. Most likely French
Category

1870s French Antique Secrets

Materials

Freshwater Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold

  • 19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
  • Antique 19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
  • 19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
  • Antique 19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
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W 1.75 in D 0.75 in L 2.1 in
Extraordinary Early 18th Century Necessaire Secrets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary early 18th century Necessaire a Secrets, the exterior painstakingly dry scraped back
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Secrets

Materials

Wood

Carved Mahogany Cat with Secret Compartment
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian carved mahogany cat with ebonized stripes and a curious expression, featuring a secret
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Secrets

Materials

Mahogany

Hindu Wooden Baul with Secret Compartments
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Hindu wooden baul with secret compartments, end of the 18th century.
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1870s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Secrets

Materials

Plywood

  • Hindu Wooden Baul with Secret Compartments
  • Antique Hindu Wooden Baul with Secret Compartments
  • Hindu Wooden Baul with Secret Compartments
  • Antique Hindu Wooden Baul with Secret Compartments
H 35.83 in W 69.1 in D 35.24 in
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century Riveted wrought iron box. One of the rivets moves upwards
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1740s Antique Secrets

Materials

Wrought Iron

  • Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
  • Antique Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
  • Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
  • Antique Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
H 6.7 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
Decorated Fir Cabinet with Various Secrets Inside
Located in Casaleone, IT
Decorated fir cabinet with various secrets inside Dated year 1862 Complete with hardware and
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Secrets

Materials

Wood, Fir

Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
. The Writing Box features a secret compartment with hidden push button access (see photos). The secret
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

  • Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
  • Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
  • Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
  • Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Box with Secret Compartment
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H 6.3 in W 14.96 in D 10.04 in
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
accessed by sliding the pagoda lid across, to access the secret compartments the Tea Caddies must be turned
Category

Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Secrets

Materials

Silver

  • Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
  • Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
  • Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
  • Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
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H 5.12 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
Antique French Leather Secret Compartment Books Box
Located in Dallas, TX
This secret compartment books box is made from four 18th century books that have been stacked on
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19th Century French Antique Secrets

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Leather, Paper

Antique Cherry Enfilade, Open Centre, Secret Catches
Located in Port Chester, NY
either side have two non-adjustable shelves, and the doors close with secret catches, original to the
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Early 19th Century French Antique Secrets

Materials

Cherry

Very Large Oak Farm Table, Secret Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A very large oak dining table of unusually grand proportions. Made of rich Golden Oak, this table has the capacity to seat 3 at either end and 5 on a side, or 16 total. 2 small dra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Secrets

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Oak

  • Very Large Oak Farm Table, Secret Drawers
  • Very Large Oak Farm Table, Secret Drawers
  • Very Large Oak Farm Table, Secret Drawers
  • Very Large Oak Farm Table, Secret Drawers
H 29.5 in W 107.5 in D 57 in
Flower Enamel Secret Locket Ring in 18k Gold
Located in PARIS, FR
Flower enamel secret locket ring in 18 karat yellow gold. Antique ring with an oval bezel in blue
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1880s French Late Victorian Antique Secrets

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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Pair of Carved Wood Pedestals with Secret Compartment
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of carved wood pedestals with secret compartment.  
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Secrets

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Wood

Mahogany Secretaire with Secret Compartments, Berlin, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
various secret compartments. The tabernacle compartment is mirrored, parquetted and also flanked by
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secrets

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Mahogany

19th Century Brass Bound Campaign Chest, Secret Interior
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 19th century brass bound campaign chest, secret interior This is a beautiful looking and fine
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Late 19th Century Campaign Antique Secrets

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Wood

Jeune fille confiant son premier secret à Vénus
By François Jouffroy
Located in Wien, 9
Bronze with dark Patina on a Marble Base
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1830s Modern Antique Secrets

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Unique Antique Masonic Goblet - Secret Sign Language - 19th century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
inscriptions,An interesting feature is the secret sign language, which was most likely used during meetings and
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Late 19th Century Antique Secrets

Materials

Glass

WHISPERING CHILDREN AKA SECRETS BY AUGUSTE MOREAU BRONZE
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Pasadena, CA
BRONZE SCULPTURE OF 2 CHILDREN AFTER AUGUSTE MOREAU: Les Deux Enfants a la Gerbe de Fleurs, patinated bronze, signed Auguste Moreau,
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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Secrets

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very funny little snuff box with a text about Etimologie; the true learning or real learning, on the lids outside and a hidden erotic motive on the inside of the lid.
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Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Secrets

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Wood, Paper

"Nature Revealing Her Secrets to Science" by Ernest Barrias
By Louis Ernest Barrias
Located in London, GB
representing, in allegorical form, Nature revealing her secrets to Science, a fitting theme for the late
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Secrets

Materials

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Exceptional Dated English Oak Press Cupboard with Secrets – 1723
Located in Heathfield, GB
early hand forged replacements. It is unusual to find a press cupboard that has secret drawers or
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17th Century Antique Secrets

Materials

Oak

Bureau, 19th Century, English, Regency, Mahogany, Secret Drawers, Gallery
Located in Eversholt, Bedfordshire
red paper. The brass lock and hasp later. The painted pine, frieze with a central, secret compartment
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Secrets

Materials

Mahogany

Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
secret drawer below. Other features include claret-colored crushed velvet inside lid, mother of pearl
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1840s English Victorian Antique Secrets

Materials

Silver Plate

Victorian English Boat desk, wood and brass , secret drawers
Located in Valladolid, ES
Goirgeous Antique Ship Desk with Side Drawer and Brass Reinforcements. 1870 Antique and sober ship's desk made of mahogany wood and with polished brass reinforcements. This beautiful...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

Chinese old sculture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible chinese old sculpture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
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18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Secrets

Materials

Wood

Victorian Signet Intaglio Secret Bracelet Greek Gold Original Box, 1890
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
of York. There is a secret compartment inside the bracelet probably for the love messages or a small
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Late 19th Century American Antique Secrets

Materials

Gold

1871 Unknown 'The Secret Encounter' Romanticism Pastel, Multicolor Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 19.25 x 15.5 inches ( 48.895 x 39.37 cm ) Image Size: 12.5 x 9 inches ( 31.75 x 22.86 cm ) Framed: Yes Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...
Category

19th Century Antique Secrets

Materials

Paint

"Le Secret" Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Felix Masseau
By Pierre Fix-Masseau
Located in Chicago, US
created Le Sécret, a tall female mystical figure holding up a box, her face receded almost behind it, like
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Secrets

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Swedish Secretaire with Secret Compartement, Light Birch Wood
Located in Greven, DE
Antique secretary with secret compartment Swedish birch second half 19th century Dimensions
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Secrets

Materials

Birch

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
secret compartment inside hiding two small drawers*see last image. Initials on brass plaque on lid LPB.
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1810s English Regency Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

The Secret Ladder - Original Pencil and Pastel on Paper - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
The Secret Ladder is an original modern artwork realized in the Second half of the XIX Century by a
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1880s Expressionist Antique Secrets

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Pastel, Pencil

Narrow German Biedermeier Secretary with Secret Drawer, Walnut, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
Narrow antique Biedermeier cabinet with secret compartment Hesse/Palatinate Walnut etc
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Secrets

Materials

Walnut

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
surface, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two drawers (see last image
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

Rare Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy with Secret Drawer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
bowl, raised on brass paw feet. With a secret drawer.
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19th Century English Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Kidney Writing Table Desk Secret Drawers 19th C
By Maple & Co.
Located in London, GB
opened it releases two secret drawers, one on each side, via a spring lock. The central drawer bears a
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Secrets

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Burr Walnut Clapper Empire Secretaire with Detached Columns and Secret Drawer
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
there is leather desk and several drawers including a secret drawer. This is a French work, from Empire
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1850s French Empire Antique Secrets

Materials

Bronze

The Red Tulip Path To The Secret Garden, signed original painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Kathleen Crow (British, contemporary), signed with monogram Title: The Secret
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19th Century Victorian Antique Secrets

Materials

Oil

Pig & Chimney Sweep Lucky Charm, Candy Secret Chamber Container, Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful golden pig candy container or container with secret chamber. Made from white metal
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Secrets

Materials

Metal

Victorian 18 Karat Gold Peridot Diamond Colourful Enamel Secret Space Bracelet
Located in Vilnius, LT
secret compartment inside. Possibly for the love messages or a reminder of the loved one. The piece is
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Secrets

Materials

Diamond, Peridot, Gold, Enamel

Edwardian Cotton Odd Fellows Secret Society Cerimonial Robe With Antique Metal
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Cotton Odd Fellows Secret Society Cerimonial Robe With Antique Metal Trim
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Early 1800s Antique Secrets

Clarice Cliff Bowl Fantasque Bizarre Range in Secrets Pattern, circa 1933
By Clarice Cliff
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Bizarre Fantasque pattern called Secrets. The bowl is well potted on a low foot with all hand painted
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Secrets

Materials

Pottery

Antique Reliquary Secret Locket Pendant in 18k Rose Gold, Religious Pendant
Located in PARIS, FR
chasing on the edge, which opens secretly by unscrewing the ring-like upper part. Antique medallion
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18th Century European Georgian Antique Secrets

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Antique Nutwood Crucifix with Hand Carved Corpus of Christ & Secret Compartment
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning 19th century altar crucifix with a secret bible compartment in the base. Over the
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Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Secrets

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Desk with Secret
Located in Matosinhos, PT
19th century French Louis XV style marquetry bureau desk with secret compartment, circa 1870. It
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Secrets

Materials

Wood

Antique Silver Spice Box Garnet Flower Friesland Secret Compartment 1834 Wedding
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The influence of the Empire for objects in classical antique manner is still felt in this elegant silver spice box designed in the shape of an amphora on a pedestal with two handles....
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1810s European Empire Antique Secrets

Materials

Garnet, Silver

Antique Diamond Star, Flower Engraved 14K Yellow Gold Secret Locket Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
borders engraved with an undulating decorative pattern. The panel opens to reveal a glass set secret space
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Early 20th Century Romantic Antique Secrets

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

(after) Ross Sterling Turner - chromolithograph "A Dark and Secret Court" Venice
By Ross Sterling Turner
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: chromolithograph (after the watercolor). This delightful antique lithograph was published in a small edition in 1892 to illustrate a rare volume with scenes of Venetian life....
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1890s Antique Secrets

Materials

Lithograph

Swiss Cheeseboard in Oak wood with a Secret Room from the 1720s
Located in Lejre, DK
Swiss cheese table in oak with a secret compartment under the tabletop hidden by a drawer from the
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1720s Danish Antique Secrets

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Oak

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
include a brass plate at center top, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two
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1810s English Regency Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing desk with secrets by Leglas-Maurice
By François Leglas-Maurice
Located in Paris, FR
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing-desk with secrets, stamped and inscribed by François
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Late 19th Century French Revival Antique Secrets

Materials

Fruitwood, Pearwood

In the forest of Durlach - Quiet ripple in a secret place -
Located in Berlin, DE
Franz Xaver Graessel (1861 Oberasbach/Baden - 1948 Emmering). In the forest of Durlach. 1881. Pencil drawing, heightened with white, on grey-green paper. 33 x 41.7 cm. Signed, dated ...
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1880s Naturalistic Antique Secrets

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Pencil

Three Locks Chest 'with Secret Drawer' Walnut, Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
smaller, secret drawer, only accessible by moving the wood. The keys present marked differences between
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Secrets

Materials

Other, Wrought Iron

George Walton. Arts & Crafts Walnut Desk with Secret Drawers & Heart Escutcheons
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
drop handles. The original leather writing area with a secret pen compartment on the right-hand side
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Secrets

Materials

Walnut

Machine Age / Art Deco Wood & Brass Speedboat Model Secret Box, circa 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Machine Age / Art Deco wood & brass speedboat model secret box, circa 1930s. Nautical Streamline
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
release the secret drawer in the lower section. You insert it into a small hole and this releases the
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Secrets

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut Kneeler Faldstool with Secret Draw, 1750s
Located in Roma, RM
-making mastery, the furniture is perfect, and we also have a secret drawer at the top. In excellent state
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1750s Italian Louis XV Antique Secrets

Materials

Walnut

Early Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Satinwood Inlay, Secret Drawers on Top Frieze
Located in Port Chester, NY
clever secret drawers on the top frieze which can be accessed and opened through the drawers below
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Early 19th Century English Antique Secrets

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

19th Century Rosewood French Louis XV Style Marquetry Bureau Desk with Secret
Located in Matosinhos, PT
19th century rosewood French Louis XV style marquetry bureau desk with secret compartment, circa
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Secrets

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut

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