Louis XVI ormolu-mounted kingwood, tulipwood and fruitwood parquetry secretaire abattant, late 18th century, the canted white-veined grey marble top above a frieze drawer and fall-front revealing a relined oak interior with later glass shelves, over two cupboard doors enclosing a conformingly relined interior, veneered with trellis and cube parquetry throughout, the interiors later adapted, re-mounted, restorations. Provenance: Acquired from Giuseppe Rossi, Turin, 1961; then Christie's, London "Interiors" sale, July 19, 2017, lot 224. [54 1/2" H x 39 3/4" W x 18" D]. Delamination; molding losses; splits.

Delamination; molding losses; splits.