Collinge Antiques

Description

Rare little late 19th.c. French secretaire abattant or fall front bureau in amboyna wood c.1890. Just 29" wide. The fall opens (resting on the partially opened drawer below) to make a sloping writing desk (height 29") with the original red leather work surface with gold tooling (and initialled DH in one corner) and a fitted interior of slim drawers and an open shelf lined in satin birch. With a single drawer above the desk and three larger drawers below. Beautifully figured amboyna wood veneers laid in a symmetrical pattern across the top[ front and sides of the cabinet. With a shaped top, raised mouldings and guilloche carved pilasters to the front corners. Raised on a moulded plinth with a shaped apron at the front and turned bun feet front and rear. Excellent colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Keys supplied.
Dimensions: Width 29" Height 51" Depth 16".
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.