A Dutch Louis Seize secrétaire à abattant with lacquer panels

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Daatselaar Fine Art & Antiques
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Name
A Dutch Louis Seize secrétaire à abattant with lacquer panels
Measurements
Height: 162 cm, Width: 103 cm, Depth: 46 cm
Reference
DAAA100479
Colors
Black, Brown, Gold
Categories
Furniture Case Pieces & Storage Secretaires
Materials
Oak veneered with satin, amaranth, and mahogany in the interior Lacquer
Periods
18th Century Antique Ca. 1790
Origins
The Netherlands
Origin and period
Dutch private collection
Description
This secrétaire is of the “à abattant” type which was immensely popular in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. A abattant is derived from the French word abattre, which means “to put down”. The secrétaire stands on four tapered feet of which the front ones are canted. Overall the secrétaire is adorned with black lacquer panels of which the ones in the center of the fall front, the bottom two doors, the top drawer and the top are enriched with flower and foliage decoration.

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