FLAP-TOP SECRETARY DESK

FLAP-TOP SECRETARY DESK Rectangular in shape, with a frame of oak and veneer, featuring a marquetry design of butterfly wings set within inlays. The front opens with two flaps at the bottom and a drawer at the top. The drop-down top reveals a writing surface, four compartments, and six drawers. The beveled side panels taper to curved legs, connected at the front by a scalloped apron. Stamped by Nicolas Alexandre Lapie, who became a master cabinetmaker in 1764. Transitional period. Gilded bronze

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Neuilly-sur-Seine