Collinge Antiques

Description

Beautiful mid 19th.c. French secretaire abattant or writing bureau in burr walnut c.1840. Open the fall to form a good sized desk (height 31") with a red leather and gilt tooled writing surface, held steady on curving pierced brass brackets. Fitted interior in birdseye maple veneers featuring an open bookshelf over six small drawers with turned wooden knobs plus two secret compartments. Original grey marble top with a moulded edge, a frieze drawer above the bureau and three more drawers below, plus a forth drawer hidden in the plinth. Highly figured burr veneers arranged in a symmetrical pattern across the fall and drawer fronts with inlaid brass escutcheons. Walnut veneered sides. Raised on a moulded plinth and shaped fee. Oak drawer linings and back panels. Excellent condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Note the original locks, keys supplied.
Width: 39" (99 cm)
Height: 60" (152.5 cm)
Depth: 17" (43 cm)
Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.