RARE AND SUPERB SECRETARY MARQUED LOUIS XVI by... Lot 844

RARE AND SUPERB SECRETARY MARQUED LOUIS XVI by Charles TOPINO (c.1742-1803) Stamped by Topino, received master in 1773 and stamped by the jury Secretary with protruding cut sides in marquetry of precious wood veneer (rosewood, amaranth, violet wood, stained sycamore and tobacco pots) Decorated in front of pots of foliage and flowers and column supporting a world map and on the sides of Medici vases Rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronze (geometrical friezes, flowers entry of lock...) Opening in front of a drawer in the upper part, a flap on the back covered with green leather revealing four small drawers and three boxes and two doors in the lower part opening on a niche and a drawer Marble top in Aleppo breccia Eighteenth century 135 x 70 x 40 cm Good condition