Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sculpture having a lid with a

having a lid with a Kylin or Foo Dog

an allegorical scene attributed to the Flemish/Italian artist Jan Van Der Straet (b

the buffet is raised on carved scrolled feet

the base engraved and pierced with heart shaped decoration

the bottle is very well enameled with each side depicting a bird resting on a flowering branch on a light blue ground

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sculpture having a lid with aA very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped secretaire abattant, circa 1880. The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer chest), the feather banded rosewood case is sumptuously inlaid with floral fruitwood marquetry on the front and sides. The top has the original white Carrara marble, the secretary chest has very finely cast gilded bronze mounts, including a pair of crowned