Burr Walnut Secretaire Abattant c.1840

Name: Burr Walnut Secretaire Abattant C.1840
SKU: ac049a11315
Price: 1495.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Superb mid 19th.c. French secretaire abattant or writing bureau in burr walnut c.1840. Open the fall to form a good sized desk (height 32") with a gilt tooled writing surface. Beautiful fitted interior in sparkling maple veneers with ebony inlaid stringing featuring a long drawer and open bookshelf over five small drawers plus two secret compartments opening with hidden sprung catches. Original grey marble top, a frieze drawer above the bureau and three more drawers below. Highly figured burr veneers arranged in a symmetrical pattern across the fall and drawer fronts with decorative brass escutcheons. Walnut veneered sides. Raised on a moulded plinth and shaped bracket feet, also veneered to match. Oak drawer linings. Remove the top drawer to reveal two unusual handwritten inscriptions dated 1846 and (Strasbourg) 1847. Excellent condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Note the original locks, keys supplied.
Width: 39.5" (100.5 cm)
Height: 59.5" (151 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.

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$1992.98

€1709.38

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Category Antique Furniture Date c.1840 Mid 19th Century Antiques Material Burr Walnut Origin French Item code ac049a11315 / 38182 Status For Sale

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