Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold This impressive pair of bookcases

This impressive pair of bookcases were made for a stately home in the Northeast of England

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Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold This impressive pair of bookcasesA very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped secretaire abattant, circa 1880. The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer chest), the feather banded rosewood case is sumptuously inlaid with floral fruitwood marquetry on the front and sides. The top has the original white Carrara marble, the secretary chest has very finely cast gilded bronze mounts, including a pair of crowned