ANCIENT FLAP CABINETS

Italy late 18th century

Flap in walnut with borders in maple and bois de rose on top and front with door and two drawers. Uprights decorated with carved detail just below the flap and truncated pyramid feet. Interior in fir. Restorations and modifications.

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 Late 18th century

Open flap in cherry, veneered in walnut and fruit woods, France, late 18th century. Flap door inlaid with neoclassical motifs in various essences, wrought iron drawers, cabinet with 7 drawers and Moroccan insert, 2 drawers and compartment accessible from the top in the band, wavy legs ending in bronze shoes. Interior in chestnut and fir.

Third Quarter XVIII Century

Neoclassical flap, supported by tapered truncated pyramidal legs, tightened by a collar in the upper part, the lower band is architecturally carved with denticles. On the front it has two drawers surmounted by an opening flap door concealing a cabinet with compartments, equipped with an important lock. Walnut.

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, Mid XIX Century

Louis Philippe flap in walnut, Piedmont mid-19th century. Front with retractable door concealing cabinet of drawers and sliding top, 4 drawers, 1 of which in the band, uprights and turned front feet. Decorated on the front with maple threads and breadsticks. Cabinet drawers missing; handles and knobs replaced.

England Late 19th century

Napoleon III secretary desk in ebonized wood with chiseled brass inlays, England late 19th century. Top in white marble with gilt bronze rim, drawer in the undertop band, flap door concealing a castle with 2 drawers veneered in bois de rose and mahogany with blue felt insert, 3 drawers in the lower part, spinning top feet. Decorated with gilded bronzes; oak interior. Shortcomings.

Lombardy Mid 18th century

Lombard baroque flap, on the front moved like a crossbow., Framed between uprights moved at 45 °, it has three drawers surmounted by a flap door concealing a cabinet with central compartment and drawers. In walnut and briar of walnut, the front of the drawers and the door are decorated with characteristic frames. The upper splashback was added later, probably following the modification of the furniture, originally a trumeau.

XIX Century - from 1801 to 1900

Flap with walnut riser. Flap with calatoia, cabinet with 2 drawers, front with 3 drawers and ebonized shelf feet. The riser, equipped with paneled doors and 3 internal shelves, has been reduced in size and partially veneered. The whole piece of furniture has ebonized frames. Brass handles and locks. Bottom of one of the drawers replaced.

Austro-Hungarian Empire Second Quarter 19th Century

Biedermeier secréteire in walnut partially veneered in briar, Austro-Hungarian Empire second quarter of the 19th century. Architectural structure with tympanum cymatium with indentations, column uprights in the round with capitals in chiseled gilded bronze, front with flap door concealing walnut and cherry veneered cabinet and 3 drawers; feet replaced. Pine and oak drawer interiors.

XVIII Century - from 1701 to 1800

Veronese neo-classical drop-leaf secretaire supported by pyramidal truncated feet. 3 frontal drawers surmounted by a folding door that hides a central open compartment and small lateral drawers. Walntu slab with marple and olive threads and silver fir interior.

Third Quarter XVIII Century

Secrétaire supported by wavy feet, on the front it has two doors surmounted by an opening flap door concealing a cabinet with large central compartment and side drawers; there is a drawer in the undertop band. Walnut interior, it is entirely veneered with mahogany reserves and edging in rosewood and bois de rose, the cabinet is entirely veneered in bois de rose; marble top. It needs restorations.

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.

France Late 19th century

Napoleon III Secrétaire desk in mahogany veneer and mahogany feather, France, late 19th century. Top in black marble, front with drawer projecting into the band, column uprights in the round with chiseled gilt bronze capitals, flap door concealing a cabinet with drawers, secrets and a pair of columns; pair of doors in the lower section, acorn feet. Interior veneered in walnut and walnut burl. Constructive part in oak.

XVIII Century - from 1701 to 1800

Piedmontese drop-leaf secretaire supported by shelf shaped feet; it has 3 frontal drawers surmounted by a folding door that hides drawers and a central open compartment. Veneered wood with boxwood threads, poplar interiors and walnut internal compartments.

XVIII Century - from 1701 to 1800

Centre Italian cupboard supported by shelf shaped feet; it has 2 framed doors, 2 pull out surfaces in the undertop band that support the folding door that hides drawers and compartments. The upper body has a paneld door. Walnut with poplar interiors; it had gone through restoration works to straighten the lower doors; the tympanum shped cimatium had been added later

XVIII Century - from 1701 to 1800

Piedmontese drop-leaf secretaire with 3 drawers decoreted with engraved tiles and surmounted by a drop-leaf that hides compartments and small drawers. Walnut. In the middle of the folding door there is a cherry and marple inlaid windrose; walnut interiors. The shelf-shaped feet had been added later.

Italy 20th Century

Neoclassical flap in walnut reconstructed with ancient woods, Italy 20th century. Front with flap door concealing a cabinet, 3 drawers, uprights and feet at 45 °. Entirely threaded in maple with geometric motifs, lateral reserves with central medallion inlaid in fruit woods and enclosed within frames. Walnut and fir interior; restorations.