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Montigny Secretary Desk
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Montigny Secretary Desk

Philippe Claude Montigny · 1775 - 1800 · marqueterie; gild; boxwood; mahogany (wood); bronze (metal); marble (rock); satinwood (wood); wood (plant material); lemon wood; rosewood (wood); purpleheart (wood); oak (wood)

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Secretary decorated with marquetry of mahogany and lemonwood and other wood species on an oak core. The chamfered corner stiles, with a herringbone pattern, have a console with a festoon of gilded bronze at the top. The front and sides carry smooth fields. Arrangement from top to bottom: drawer, writing surface and two doors. The furniture rests on sawn-out supports which, like the doors, the drawer and the writing surface, are decorated with gilded bronze mounts. Marked: Montigny JME. Marble top.

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furnituredesksecretary
Credit lineSecretaire Montigny. 1775 - 1800. Philippe Claude Montigny. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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