FLAPS AND SECRETAIRE
 

Italy, XX Century

Baroque style trumeau in cherry wood, Italy 20th century. Elevation with pair of doors, body with flap door concealing a smaller drawer, front with 3 drawers divided internally into compartments, wavy legs. Decorated with curly, floral and rocaille carvings. Poplar and fir interior.

Trentino late eighteenth century

Cherry veneered flap with flap door with small geometric inlays concealing cabinet with six drawers and side secrets. Under-top band with secret drawers and front with four drawers, two of which are smaller. Truncated pyramidal feet. The interior of some drawers has been restored. Shortcomings.

Paris, Early XX Century

Neoclassical style secretaire with gray breccia marble top, front with drawer inlaid with geometric motifs in the upper band, flap concealing cabinet with glass shelves and two doors underneath concealing shelves. Uprights decorated with gilded bronze festoons and glass feet. The whole piece of furniture is veneered with quadripartite bois de rose and various essences carved with rosettes in the corners. There is a plate stating the brand "CH Jeanselme, Rue des Arquebusiers 7 & 9 Paris", a furniture manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Charles Henry Jeanselme was born in Paris in 1856 and died in 1930.

France Second Quarter 19th Century

Charles X secretaire entirely veneered in mahogany and mahogany feather, also in the cabinet, France second quarter 19th century. Marble top, front with drawer in the band, door concealing cabinet with drawers and large desk top with morocco insert, three drawers in the lower section. Cabinet embellished with columns with ebonized elements. Oak interior. Replaced vents.

Italy, XX Century

Secretaire with molded top and front with flap door decorated with bronze depicting a lyre within festoons and a laurel wreath concealing a bar shelf. Mahogany veneer and feather mahogany, maple purfling. Italy 20th century.

Piedmont, Late XVIII Century

Walnut veneered baroque flap, Piedmont, late 18th century. Front with flap door concealing cabinet, 3 drawers, shelf feet. Decorated with ebonized wooden frames, walnut briar reserves and maple inlays depicting cartouche and ribbon motifs. Poplar and walnut interior. Restorations and modifications.

Italy, XX Century

Inlaid flap with top bordered with bronzes, front with flap door concealing cabinet of drawers, two underlying drawers and shaped apron. The whole structure is veneered in bois de rose with floral inlays in maple and ebonized wood. Italy 20th century

Lombardy Mid-eighteenth century

Walnut veneered baroque flap, Lombardy mid-18th century. Upstand with pair of side drawers, front with flap door concealing cabinet, 3 drawers and curly feet. Tripartite by 3 ebonized frames, the piece of furniture is decorated with walnut root reserves, maple threads and cypress borders, the latter arranged to create a large heart-shaped cartouche on the front. Interior in fir. Cabinet restorations and replacements; non-coeval handles.

Central Italy Late 18th Century

Neoclassical trumeau in chestnut, central Italy, late 18th century. Upstand with pair of paneled doors on the front, placed within fluted pilasters. Body equipped with flap door concealing cabinet with drawers veneered in walnut, burr walnut and threaded in maple; front with drawer in the band and 3 doors, the 2 lateral ones with panels, while the central one, initially a seating compartment, was created later. Carved tiles with lozenge and triangle motifs.

France, Mid XIX Century

Louis Philippe secrétaire mahogany veneer and mahogany feather, France mid-19th century. Front with drawer in the band, flap door concealing cabinet with compartments and insert in morocco, 3 drawers. Originally it probably had a marble top. Foot missing.

Italy first half of the 19th century

Flap in walnut with roller door concealing cabinet with eight small drawers and front with three large underlying drawers. Interior in fir, slightly wavy feet. Knob missing. Italy first half of the 19th century

Italy first half of the 19th century

Restoration flap in walnut, veneered on the front in walnut pedule with front with flap door concealing cabinet with five small drawers and an open compartment. Three drawers below, the first of which is smaller. Poplar interior. Restorations. Italy first half of the 19th century

Italy 20th century

Flap with inlaid top with phytomorphic motifs also present on the roller door framing the central scene with cherubs, door concealing cabinet with two small drawers, central compartment with removable shelf and pull-out desk top. Five underlying drawers of which the largest central one is equipped with a lock. Truncated pyramidal legs. Italy 20th century

Veneto, XX Century

Walnut veneered flap in Baroque style, Veneto 20th century. Shaped front with flap door concealing cabinet, 3 drawers, shelf feet. Decorated with walnut briar reserves. Interior spruce; hardware replaced.

Lombardy First Quarter XVIII Century

Bergamasque baroque flap in walnut, Lombardy first quarter of the 18th century. Front with flap door concealing a cabinet with 6 threaded drawers in maple, drawers, 4 drawers, carved shelf feet. Decorated on the front with carved tiles, threads and emblem placed in the center of the door. Restorations and modifications.

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Big trumeau assembled with antique wood. The sides are notched and serpentine, the front has a double serpentine shape and four drawers. It has a drop-down openable door which conceals a small compartment with two drawers. The upper part has two shaped doors with mirrors and a tall carved cymatium with mirror. Inside inlaid compartment with three drawers. Ebonized frames.

Italy, Last Quarter XVIII Century

Tuscan neoclassical flap veneered in walnut and various essences, Italy, last quarter of the 18th century. Front with flap door concealing inlaid scarabattolo and 3 drawers. Inlaid on the front and sides with geometric Greek motifs, lozenges and neoclassical elements such as vases, festoons and rosettes in chestnut and maple. Construction part in walnut and poplar.

England early 20th century

Trumeau with blown glass showcase edged with serrated frames. Front with flap door concealing cabinet with six drawers, insert in morocco and door that recalls the maple shell inlay on the front, two drawers and four underlying drawers of different sizes. Borders in various essences present throughout the structure. England early 20th century