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Birds Eye Maple Secretary

Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
bird's-eye maple as well as satinwood. The secretaire has three drawers on the outside. The inside of the
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Maple, Walnut, Birdseye Maple

Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th Century
Louis XV Secretary Desk, France 18th Century
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 22.05 in
19th Century "Faux Bamboo" Chest Of Drawers, Birdseye Maple
Located in Greven, DE
Historicism -Faux Bamboo- chest of drawers Vienna (?) Bird's eye maple, beech second half of 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century European Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech, Birdseye Maple

19th Century English Walnut Bookcase or Secretary
Located in Savannah, GA
of drawers with 3 drawers each to the interior of the fall that are in bird's-eye maple. Both of
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Antique 1820s English George IV Secretaires

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Walnut

American Mahogany and Stenciled Secretary with Bookcase. NY Circa 1825
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany stenciled and painted foliage secretary bookcase with fitted inlaid birds eye
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires

English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Fitted Drawer
Located in Montreal, QC
wonderfully complete and well- appointed secretary drawer with birds-eye maple veneers, a secret drawer for
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Antique 19th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
. Bird's-eye maple, ash trees, plane trees, yew trees, beech trees, olive trees and cedar trees were most
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Dallas, TX
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1930s Japanese Inspired Chest of Drawers Secrétaire, Red Lacquered, France
Located in Girona, ES
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John D. Rockefeller Style Extra Grade Wooten Desk with Outstanding Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Baton Rouge, LA
when the top drawer front is opened to reveal the secretary work space, finished in bird’s eye maple. A
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Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Located in Miami, FL
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Located in Baton Rouge, LA
secretary work space in Bird’s Eye Maple, you can see inside and out that this piece is one-of-a-kind. Press
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French Restauration Secretaire Dresser, 1830
Located in Traversetolo, IT
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Burled Amboyna Art Deco Period Secretary Cabinet Attributed To Rene Herbst
By René Herbst
Located in Montreal, QC
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Located in Coral Gables, FL
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Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
wood. Marquetry in rosewood/palisander and bird's-eye maple, partially ebonized. Inlays in pewter
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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Baroque Secretary, Dresden, Germany, circa 1745
Baroque Secretary, Dresden, Germany, circa 1745
H 94.49 in W 58.27 in D 25.99 in
1925 Art Deco Macassar Secretary from Germany, High Gloss Finish
Located in Senden, NRW
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19th Century Superb Swedish Petite Biedermeier Secretary
Located in Santander, ES
's eye maple interior with various small and one large drawer with ebonized accents including 2 flat
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Rare Carved Mahogany Sécretaire à Abattant, Philadelphia, circa 1815-1830
Located in Providence, RI
functional and austere internally. Typical of the form, the interior of this abattant contains bird's-eye
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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Secretaires

Early 19th Century Secretary – Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Federal mahogany and bird's-eye maple Secretary book case. We think this was made in
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Bookcases

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