ANCIENT FLAPS

England, First Quarter XIX Century

English George IV flap with upper display cabinet, England first quarter of the 19th century. Showcase in early twentieth century style with two doors with blown glass; on the front of the flap there is a concealed cabinet door with drawers and morocco insert, pair of side pulls and five drawers. Both the door and the cabinet have inlay decorations in maple and green-stained maple. Further embellished with maple threads and mahogany borders. Oak interior. There are small deficiencies in the veneering.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Walnut flap with flap door concealing cabinet with drawers and secrets, front with 3 drawers of which the smallest in the under-counter band and uprights decorated with ebonized columns, plinth feet. Italy, early 19th century

Piedmont, Late XVIII Century

Piedmontese flap with four drawers, surmounted by a shaped door that opens with a flap concealing a cabinet with central compartment and small side drawers; in chestnut, the interiors are in poplar. It has restorations and has been modified in the height of the feet.

Piedmont, XIX Century

Piedmontese flap supported by turned truncated cone feet, on the front it has three drawers surmounted by a flap opening door concealing a cabinet with a central compartment and 5 small drawers. In walnut, the interiors are in poplar, vents and sockets in sheet metal.

Genoa Early XVIII Century

English-style Genoese flap in mahogany, Genoa, early 18th century. Front with flap door concealing cabinet with drawers, 2 drawers and 5 drawers, 2 of which in the band. Interior in walnut and maritime pine. Restorations and replacements.

France Last quarter of the 18th century

French Neoclassical secrétaire in various exotic woods, France, last quarter of the 18th century. Tray top finely inlaid with geometric fret in maple and mahogany on the edge, drawer in the band, flap door concealing internal compartment veneered in mahogany and maple with Moroccan insert, pair of doors, 45 ° uprights ending with 45 ° truncated pyramidal feet . Entirely threaded and inlaid with geometric motifs, ropes and ribbons knotted in maple. Front decorated with citronnier folder and chinoiserie lacquered reserves, painted in gold on a black background with a vegetable theme; side folders and mahogany top. Oak interior. Missing castle.

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Big trumeau assembled with antique wood. The sides are notched and serpentine, the front has a double serpentine shape and four drawers. It has a drop-down openable door which conceals a small compartment with two drawers. The upper part has two shaped doors with mirrors and a tall carved cymatium with mirror. Inside inlaid compartment with three drawers. Ebonized frames.

Italy, Late XIX-Early XX Century

Neo-Renaissance cabinet supported by bracket feet, on the front it has two paneled doors and a drawer, raised with flap door carved with central coat of arms, two drawers in the band; wavy uprights. In walnut.

Emilia Romagna, Early XVIII Century

Flap supported by bracket feet, the broken and crossbow-shaped front has three drawers plus a smaller one placed in the band under the top, in the upper part a shaped door conceals a cabinet with a central curved door and two pairs of side drawers. Walnut veneer, with walnut burl reserves and maple threads; poplar interior. Of Emilian production, a similar flap is published by Luisa Bandera (Italian regional furniture. The Emilian furniture, DeAgostini Görlich, Milan, 1972, p. 132, fig. 156), where it refers to the Bolognese area.

Italy, XX Century

Baroque style trumeau made of various essences, 20th century Italy. Architectural cymathium with oval mirror, upper part with a pair of glass doors, body equipped with a folding door concealing cabinet, three drawers and shelf feet.

Northern Italy, XVIII Century

Walnut travel writing desk with cabinet concealing twelve drawers, six of which are smaller on the sides. Small drawers for the writing desk on the front, large drawer underneath. Detachable wavy legs with external locking screws; feet restored or replaced.

Trentino late eighteenth century

Cherry veneered flap with flap door with small geometric inlays concealing cabinet with six drawers and side secrets. Under-top band with secret drawers and front with four drawers, two of which are smaller. Truncated pyramidal feet. The interior of some drawers has been restored. Shortcomings.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Directoire flap supported by truncated pyramidal legs, has two drawers plus two side by side placed in the upper band; pair of removable pullers allows the support of the folding door and concealing cabinet with drawers and central compartment. In olive wood, the interiors are in fir; handles and vents replaced.

Lombardy, Second Quarter XIX Century

Charles X secrétaire of Lombard production, supported by moulded feet, on the front it has pairs of doors containing a chest of drawers, surmounted by a folding door with a 'Cremonese-style' lock and concealing an architectural scribbling box with small drawers, document compartments and various secrets. Moved side uprights support the slightly projecting under-shelf band, in which is another drawer. Mahogany veneer, the interior is walnut, the scarab is inlaid with walnut, mahogany, walnut root and maple; bardiglio grey marble shelf.

Italy, XX Century

Baroque style trumeau, supported by wavy and carved feet, has a wavy and rounded front and sides. Equipped with two drawers plus two side by side placed in the upper band and surmounted by a folding door and concealing a cabinet with small drawers and compartments; the riser ending with a shaped cymatium has a door with a mirror from which you access the castle with compartments and drawers. In walnut.

Italy 20th century

Inlaid and carved trumeau with front with curled cymatium, two doors concealing shelves, folding door concealing cabinet with four small drawers, pulls underneath and three drawers. Bracket feet. Solid walnut structure and maple inlays.

Italy, XX Century

Baroque style trumeau in cherry wood, Italy 20th century. Elevation with pair of doors, body with flap door concealing a smaller drawer, front with 3 drawers divided internally into compartments, wavy legs. Decorated with curly, floral and rocaille carvings. Poplar and fir interior.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

Charles X Secrétaire supported by feet, of which the front ones are turned, has between drawers surmounted by a flap-opening door concealing an architectural scribbling box with small drawers and document compartments; a further drawer is placed in the under-shelf band with a characteristic groove. The interior is in walnut.

Italy, XX Century

Trumeau with riser with acid-etched mirror with depiction of a female figure in the center and carved and painted wooden frame. Front with flap door concealing cabinet with compartments and drawers veneered in briar and three drawers in the lower band. The whole structure is richly decorated with figures in relief painted in chinoiserie on a red background.