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Material: Carrara Marble
Louis XVI Style Cylinder Secretary In Marquetry And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very elegant Louis XVI style cylinder secretary in mahogany and light wood marquetry with floral basket decorations on the front of the cylinder and floral arrangements on the sides ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Carrara Marble Secretaires
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Rare French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Secretaire with Architecture Scenes
Located in London, GB
A Truly Magnificent 19th century Secre´taire a` Abattant by Maison Rogie´ of Paris After the original in the Wallace Collection, London, made in 1777 by Pierre-Antoine Foullet
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French Brown 7 Drawers Gilt Brass Cabinet Napoleon III Boulle 19th
Located in Paris, FR
Unique, Beautiful and rare Week Drawers Cabinet,
elegant small chest of drawers in wood marquetry in frieze, ebony, amaranth fillets and Greek ebony on the drawers. Marquetry on the...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Carrara Marble Secretaires
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Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Bonheurs Du Jours
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A magnificent pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI St. Bonheurs du Jours, which literally means, the joy of the day. A type of writing desk introduced in Paris by renowned int...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Carrara Marble Secretaires
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Fine Quality French Mahogany Bronze Mounted Secretary Desk Bookcase Top
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This is an absolutely gorgeous and superb quality diminutive secretary desk from France. The desk features a bookcase top with adjustable shelf and a marble top and trimmed in bronze...
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1940s French Directoire Vintage Carrara Marble Secretaires
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French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Transitional style tulipwood, ormolu, and white Carrara marble secretary desk. The secretary is raised by fine cabriole legs with elegant foliate ormol...
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Treated in false week : facade with 7 drawers : four drawers and a flap simulating three drawers. Theater with three drawers, two small and one large.
Rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes with multiple ingot molds, caryatids and falls, rosettes.
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ANDRÉ-CHARLES BOULLE (1642-1732)
king's cabinetmaker
Designated to the king by Colbert as "the most skilful in his trade", Boulle designed a large number of bronze and marquetry pieces, making him the first great cabinetmaker of 17th-18th-century French furniture. The creativity and richness of his furniture contributed to Versailles' reputation in this field.
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