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AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER AND VERNIS MARTIN SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
BY BERNARD II VAN RISEN BURGH (BVRB), CIRCA 1756-7
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER AND VERNIS MARTIN SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT BY BERNARD II VAN RISEN BURGH (BVRB), CIRCA 1756-7 The shaped rectangular rouge griotte marble top with moulded edge above a serpentine concave cornice, the sides and front with six panels of Japanese lacquer depicting landscapes in Takamaki-e and Hiramaki-e , each surrounded by acanthus, foliate-cast and intertwined borders, the fall-front with gilt-tooled leather writing-surface, the interior with three compartments above four drawers about a central coffre-fort inlaid with bois de boût floral marquetry, above a pair of cupboard doors and a confronting C-scroll and cabochon clasp to the apron, on short cabriole feet and rocaille sabots, mounted to the angles with scrolling rocaille and foliate clasps, stamped five times B.V.R.B. and seven times JME to the reverse and twice B.V.R.B and JME within the construction, inscribed to the interior of the cupboard No. 5 , with a paper label to the reverse inscribed in pencil Yellow Dr Room , inscribed in silver paint No. 11 and in black 322 to top, restorations to the lacquer and Vernis Martin, three small mounts lacking to the central section and two mounts lacking to the angles of the upper section 51 1/8 in. (130 cm.) high; 41½ in. (105.5 cm.) wide; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) deep