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Lot n° 195

FRANCE, seconde moitié du XVIIIème siècle

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Secretary cabinet in rosewood veneer with butterfly wings or chevrons in curved reserves, those of the front with scrolls and crescents in the corners, and with violet wood frames, opening with a top drawer in doucine, a flap in the middle part discovering four windows and six small drawers, and two leaves in the lower part opening on three oak windows. Ornaments rocailles in gilded bronze, such as entries of keys, base, sabots, some possibly later. Stamped with P. ROUSSEL and the mark of Jurande des Menuisiers Ébénistes de Paris (JME) on the left rear jamb. Louis XV period. Leather of the flap wine, gilded with irons, later. Antique grey and white veined brown marble top, curved and molded, added, not in the form. Secretary : H. : 138 cm - Width : 81 cm - Depth : 36 cm. Marble top : Thickness : 2,5 cm - Width : 79 cm - Depth : 34 cm. Wear, lifting, some missing veneer, cracks in the right side; some restorations in the bottom; marble broken and restored, with some chips. Pierre ROUSSEL received Master in Paris in 1745. WILL BE TO RECOVER, ON PRELIMINARY APPOINTMENT, AT OUR CARRIER, IN LA COURNEUVE, AFTER PAYMENT OF THE SLIP.