Antique Ebonised Boulle Ormolu Desk Cabinet Bonheur du Jour Kunst Mobel Denmark
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Napoleon III French style ebonzied Boulle & ormolu Bonheur du Jour by Nordisk Kunst & Mobel-Etablissement, Copenhagen Denmark, 1903. In remarkable condition. Thi...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Italian style "bargueño". Tortoiseshell, wood, bronze. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Uncovered sample desk made of wood, with the central part advanced and highlighted with a double chapel of architectural composition. Each of the sides has five drawers with the front decorated with tortoiseshell and an elaborate golden bronze lock shield (two rampant lions faced, located on a garland and with a shield crowned between them, in which the hollow of the key). The center of the front has two levels: the lower one has four columns with éntasis, two on each side and joined by an entablature and a top finish in dark wood, and a series of gold metal elements in the center between which it stands out, sheltered under a semicircular arch, the figure of Hercules fighting against Caco; the upper one has some moldings forming some recesses, with an important heraldic shield in the center, all enhanced with volutes towards the sides, and different elements in gilded metal, of classicist inspiration. The general scheme of the furniture responds to a very widespread and valued model in 17th century Europe, of which the best examples have been, as a rule, those of Italian manufacture, and which is continued in the eighteenth century without breaking the compositional clarity of the one that shows in this frontal but yes changing slight decorative details and elements in the area of the central chapel, above all. The practice of using tortoiseshell plates...
Bronze
Mid Century Tall Boy or Secretary in tortoise shell and black lacquer by Ottini
Located in Beograd, RS
This unique Mid Century Tall Boy and/or Secretary, made from solid oak covered by real tortoise shells fully varnished, was made in Milano by a sm...
Tortoise Shell, Oak
$4,124Sale Price|25% Off
H 38.98 in W 36.23 in D 17.72 in
Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish. It has 2 m...
Birch
18th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish secretary with a decorative carved pediment. Composed below doors opening to storage with below fall front desk opening to the drawer. Storage and workspace, be...
Wood
Mid-Century Vintage Inlaid Secretary Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century style vintage secretary desk adorned with a colorful abstract inlay on the front. Fold down front reveals a large writing surface as...
Wood
$2,650
H 38.25 in W 35.375 in D 18.5 in
Mid-Century Swedish Teak Rolltop Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid-century Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak rolltop secretary desk cabinet was made in Sweden circa 1960. The classic Scandinavian modern design has clean, minimalis...
Wood, Teak
$2,650
H 38.25 in W 35.375 in D 19 in
Mid Century Swedish Teak Rolltop Secretary Desk by Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This iconic vintage mid-century Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard teak cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet was made in Sweden circa 1960. The classic Scandinavian modern design has ...
Brass
Ormolu and Boulle Ebonised Wood Antique Vitrine Cabinet
Located in London, GB
With panels of inlaid brass, the central door depicting a scene with cherubs playing amidst arabesque scrolls with phoenix and other exotic birds, the flanking glazed doors separated...
Brass, Bronze
$1,995
H 39.25 in W 24 in D 17.5 in
Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Desk by Maddox, Asian Motif, 1970s
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This incomparable slant-front chinoiserie black lacquer secretary desk depicts a serene, traditional Asian motif from head to toe. The gold and greens appear as mystical and radiant...
Brass
18th Century Italian Bleached Rustic Drop Front Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century large Italian charming rustic bleached drop front secretary with fragment of old paint, multiple cubby holes and drawers above two large base drawers on short tapered le...
Iron
$3,125
H 88 in W 42 in D 20 in
Midcentury French Style Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk / Cabinet
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a midcentury French style hand painted chinoiserie secretary with a unique bombe form base and glass top. It works so well for both display and functional desk. It is unmarke...
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
19th Century Ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
XIXth Century ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour cabinet.The top has ornate brass mounts, flanked by brass gilded cariatides. Below this the two do...
Wood
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Impressive Baroque secretary in three sections ("à trois corps"), raised on compressed bun feet and veneered in fine walnut. The lower commode section comprises three drawers, with t...
Walnut
$2,395
H 88.38 in W 43 in D 21 in
Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Drop Front Secretary Desk With Bookcase Hutch
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Georgian Chinoiserie style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top In the manner of Jasper Furniture Company USA, Late 20th Century Black lacquered...
Brass
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H 48.82 in W 26.38 in D 14.18 in
secretary Boulle tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
Napoleon III secretary in Boulle tortoiseshell marquetry and brass, patterned with interlacing, scrolls and foliage. 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. Top in white Carrara marble. Depth of working insert : 38 cm This elegant, finely crafted piece is ideal for an office or hallway. It has been renovated to a very high standard. 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. From 1672 onwards, Boulle designed all kinds of furniture for Louis XIV, his family and the Court, and his name is inseparable from the copper and tortoiseshell marquetry that made him such a success: the famous "Boulle marquetry". Although he was not the inventor, he created a new process for cutting the same motif from these two materials. The result is two panels: the "part" and the "counterpart". The first is copper on tortoiseshell, the second tortoiseshell on copper. In 1684-1692, the Grand Dauphin commissioned Boulle marquetry for the panelling and parquet flooring in his Versailles cabinet, which disappeared in the 18th century. Another major Boulle innovation was to apply bronzes to his furniture to protect the most sensitive parts. Mascarons, claws, friezes, foliage... invade consoles, desks and cabinets. Bronzes are also found on clocks, cartels, candelabras, inkwells... Boulle also designed large flat desks on legs...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV Style and Boulle Marquetry style big secretary cabinet desk in ebony veneer and Brass ball style and red tortoiseshell marquetry, gorgeous ornamentation of golden bronzes wi...
Brass, Bronze
French Boulle Napoleon III Secretary Desk
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style. Brass marquetry on a background of red tortoiseshell with gilt bronze ornaments. Upper part is a cabinet with two drawers from the bottom and two shelves behind the doors. Under the cabinet there is a sliding writing desk with a green material. In an excellent general condition, totally restored by antique renovation...
Tortoise Shell
Rare Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet, France, 1860
Located in Paris, FR
Just beautiful Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry style secretary cabinet desk in brass ball style and tortoiseshell marquetry, gorgeous ornamentation of gilded bronzes with caryatids, in...
Brass, Bronze
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H 43.31 in W 41.34 in D 25.6 in
Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder shape, in ebony veneer and Boulle and brass marquetry on a background of red torto...
Brass, Bronze
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H 43.31 in W 41.34 in D 25.6 in
Stunning Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Secretary Desk Cabinet France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning and really large Louis XV style secretary desk cabinet in Boulle style Marquetry, cylinder shape, in ebony veneer and Boulle and brass marquetry on a background of red torto...
Brass, Bronze
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H 48.04 in W 25.2 in D 14.97 in
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Secretary Cabinet, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III secretary in Boulle tortoiseshell marquetry and brass, patterned with interlacing, scrolls and foliage. Treated in false w...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Rare Louis XV Desk Secretary Boulle Cabinet, France, 1865
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Louis XV style desk secretary cylinder model with a higher part with 2 glass doors. Boulle style marquetry with inlaid in red tortoiseshell and brass facade, many beautiful gil...
Brass, Bronze
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H 43.71 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in
Napoleon III Cabinet in Tortoiseshell and Brass Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Napoleon III cabinet in Boulle marquetry with brass and tortoiseshell. The marquetry has beautiful interlaced decorations, scrolls and foliage. Very rich and delicate ornam...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
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H 94.49 in W 68.9 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Spanish Bargueño / Vargueño New World Inlay Motif with Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Large-scale 19th century Spanish bargueño / vargueño (secretary/desk) decorated with scenes of Columbus discovering the New World. Thirty-one detailed vingettes created in bone and ...
Wood, Bone, Tortoise Shell