Collinge Antiques

Description

Early 19th.c. French mahogany and marble top secretaire abattant or writing bureau c.1830. Open the fall to reveal a writing desk (height 30½"″) with original tooled leather writing surface and a fine fitted interior featuring an open bookshelf, five small stationery drawers and a long drawer below plus two small secret compartments opening with sprung catches. Inlaid satinwood drawer fronts with the original gilded brass knobs and solid mahogany drawer linings. Grey marble top and a long frieze drawer above the bureau and a cupboard below with a shelf and a drawer inside, plus another drawer hidden in the plinth. Beautifully figured flame mahogany veneers laid in a striking symmetrical pattern across the front and continued on the sides. Note the original large brass locks and inlaid escutcheons. Raised on turned bun feet. Oak back panels. Excellent colour and condition. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Keys supplied.
Dimensions: Width 38" Height 58" Depth 18" / 33".
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.