SECRETAIRE "AUX RELIURES"

SECRETAIRE "AUX RELIURES",

Transition, signed B. DURAND (Bon Durand, maître 1761), Guild stamp, Paris ca. 1770.

Tulipwood and rosewood in veneer, and finely inlaid with flowers, leaves, fillets and decorative frieze. Front with hinged, retractable leaf lined with black leather; large central panel with hinged cover with 2 drawers and 2 compartments on each side. Various secret compartments. Gilt bronze mounts and sabots. Restorations.

97x43x100 cm.

Provenance:
- from a French collection.

Ref: J. Nicolay, L'art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français, Paris 1976; I, p. 113 (biogr. information). P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989; p. 291 (biogr. information).