A LOUIS XV/LOUIS XVI TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT Stamped I.DUBOIS but probably by Ren Dubois, Circa 1765-70 The shaped white marble top with molded ormolu trim, the outswept top mounted with a ribbon-tied laurel and berry swag and acanthus-headed volutes above twisted ribbon chutes to the angles, flanking a bowed drop-front enclosing two short drawers over one large-pigeon hole, two half pigeon-holes and a smaller pigeon-hole flanked by four small drawers and a brown and gilt-tooled leather-inset writing-surface, the base with a pair of bowed doors enclosing a shelf above a locking wooden strong-box and a pigeon hole, the shaped apron set with an acanthus clasp and guttae mount, on cabriole legs with scrolled sabots stamped twice I.DUBOIS JME 50in. (127cm.) high, 25in. (65.5cm.) wide, 13in. (34cm.) deep
A LOUIS XV/LOUIS XVI TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, FRUITWOOD AND PARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT Stamped I.DUBOIS but probably by Ren Dubois, Circa 1765-70 The shaped white marble top with molded ormolu trim, the outswept top mounted with a ribbon-tied laurel and berry swag and acanthus-headed volutes above twisted ribbon chutes to the angles, flanking a bowed drop-front enclosing two short drawers over one large-pigeon hole, two half pigeon-holes and a smaller pigeon-hole flanked by four small drawers and a brown and gilt-tooled leather-inset writing-surface, the base with a pair of bowed doors enclosing a shelf above a locking wooden strong-box and a pigeon hole, the shaped apron set with an acanthus clasp and guttae mount, on cabriole legs with scrolled sabots stamped twice I.DUBOIS JME 50in. (127cm.) high, 25in. (65.5cm.) wide, 13in. (34cm.) deep
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