A French tulipwood, purplewood, floral marquetry and gilt bronze mounted secretaire à abattant Late 19th century in the Louis XV style and in the manner of Leonard Boudin, and bearing the stamp for the cabinet maker Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919) Of small proportions, the serpentine shaped Giallo Reale marble top above a bombé fall enclosing a fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes, the reverse of the fall fitted with a tooled leather writing surface above a pair of panelled doors enclosing a lockable drawer on slightly splayed legs and cast sabots, stamped to the back (possibly later) 'A.BEURDELEY A PARIS', 65cm wide x 36.5cm deep x 116.5cm high, (25 1/2in wide x 14in deep x 45 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing